How common is the surname Kara?

1,308 people in the United States had the surname Kara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,044 Americans. It ranked 20,322nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kara?

In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Kara identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kara?

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

Where is the surname Kara most common?

Wikidata records people named Kara in Turkey.

Is the surname Kara getting more or less common?

More common. 1,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,308 in 2010, up 22%.

Is Kara also a first name?

Yes. Kara is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kara

A Hindi surname, carried by 1,308 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kara is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

Hindi origin

Variant of Cara.

One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,308 people named Kara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,044 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,069.

#20,322

rank among US surnames

1,308

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+22.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,461)

Who is named Kara

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Kara identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Karas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kara

Kara has the Soundex code K600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K600.

Other Hindi surnames

All 48 Hindi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kara come from?: Variant of Cara.
How common is the surname Kara?: 1,308 people in the United States had the surname Kara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,044 Americans. It ranked 20,322nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kara?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Kara identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kara?: Jessica May, Brazilian-born Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1993).
Where is the surname Kara most common?: Wikidata records people named Kara in Turkey.
Is the surname Kara getting more or less common?: More common. 1,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,308 in 2010, up 22%.
Is Kara also a first name?: Yes. Kara is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.