# Kara (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kara/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hindi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,308 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,322 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 236,044 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (1,069 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Cara.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kara in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kara in Turkey.

## People named Kara

- Jessica May, Brazilian-born Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1993)

## Similar surnames

Kaur, Karr, Kear, Karow, Kerr, Khoury, Kier, Kerry, Koury, Kehr, Kohr, Khouri.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.