How common is the surname Kohli?

2,150 people in the United States had the surname Kohli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Kohli most common?

Wikidata records people named Kohli in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Kohli getting more or less common?

More common. 1,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Kohli

A surname, carried by 2,150 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kohli is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,150 people named Kohli in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,503.

#14,006

rank among US surnames

2,150

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+43%

change since 2000 (was #17,334)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402
#14,004	Schmalz	2,151	143,536
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Kohli

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

68% of people named Kohli identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 68%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

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

Famous Kohlis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rahul Kohli
British actor, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kohli

Kohli has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Questions

How common is the surname Kohli?: 2,150 people in the United States had the surname Kohli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kohli?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Kohli identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kohli?: Rahul Kohli, British actor.
Where is the surname Kohli most common?: Wikidata records people named Kohli in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Kohli getting more or less common?: More common. 1,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 43%.