# Khanna (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/khanna/  
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 Punjabi.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,049 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,520 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,261 people |
| Change since 2000 | +60% (1,910 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਨਾ (khannā).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Khanna 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) | 6.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 87% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Khanna in India.

## People named Khanna

- Dinesh Khanna, badminton player

## Similar surnames

Khan, Kahan, Kohan, Kahn, Kania, Kan, Kann, Kim, Kane, Kuhn, Kinney, Kenney.

## 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.