How common is the surname Kulkarni?

4,506 people in the United States had the surname Kulkarni in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,519 Americans. It ranked 7,390th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kulkarni?

Shrinivas Kulkarni, American astronomer, followed by Girish Kulkarni.

Where is the surname Kulkarni most common?

Wikidata records people named Kulkarni in India and the United States.

Is the surname Kulkarni getting more or less common?

More common. 2,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,506 in 2010, up 116%.

The surname Kulkarni

A surname, carried by 4,506 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kulkarni is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,506 people named Kulkarni in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,519 Americans. That is up 116% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,083.

#7,390

rank among US surnames

4,506

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+116.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,407)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,384	Shanley	4,511	68,443
#7,386	McCowan	4,510	68,458
#7,387	Findlay	4,509	68,473
#7,390	Kulkarni	4,506	68,519

Who is named Kulkarni

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

96% of people named Kulkarni identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Kulkarnis

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shrinivas Kulkarni
American astronomer, born 1956
Girish Kulkarni
Actor, born 1977
Geetanjali Kulkarni

Notable Kulkarnis come mostly from India (2) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Kulkarni?: 4,506 people in the United States had the surname Kulkarni in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,519 Americans. It ranked 7,390th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kulkarni?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kulkarni identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kulkarni?: Shrinivas Kulkarni, American astronomer, followed by Girish Kulkarni.
Where is the surname Kulkarni most common?: Wikidata records people named Kulkarni in India and the United States.
Is the surname Kulkarni getting more or less common?: More common. 2,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,506 in 2010, up 116%.