How common is the surname Khanna?

3,049 people in the United States had the surname Khanna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. It ranked 10,520th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Khanna?

Dinesh Khanna, badminton player.

Where is the surname Khanna most common?

Wikidata records people named Khanna in India.

Is the surname Khanna getting more or less common?

More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,049 in 2010, up 60%.

The surname Khanna

A Punjabi surname, carried by 3,049 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khanna is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਨਾ (khannā).

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,049 people named Khanna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,910.

#10,520

rank among US surnames

3,049

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+59.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,514	Konrad	3,052	101,162
#10,515	Amburgey	3,051	101,195
#10,517	Rymer	3,050	101,228
#10,520	McMorris	3,049	101,261
#10,525	Rippy	3,048	101,294
#10,528	Cumming	3,047	101,328

Who is named Khanna

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

87% of people named Khanna identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Two or more races 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Khannas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dinesh Khanna
Badminton player, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Khanna

Khanna has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Khanna come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਨਾ (khannā).
How common is the surname Khanna?: 3,049 people in the United States had the surname Khanna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,261 Americans. It ranked 10,520th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Khanna?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Khanna identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Khanna?: Dinesh Khanna, badminton player.
Where is the surname Khanna most common?: Wikidata records people named Khanna in India.
Is the surname Khanna getting more or less common?: More common. 1,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,049 in 2010, up 60%.