# Kumar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kumar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,986 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,357 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,881 people |
| Change since 2000 | +79% (14,517 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi कुमार (kumār), etc.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kumar 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) | 4.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Kumar

- Akshay Kumar, Actor
- Ajith Kumar, actor, racer and producer
- Pooja Kumar, American actress
- Vimal Kumar, badminton player
- Gyanesh Kumar, 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India (Retd. IAS Officer)

## Similar surnames

Kimura, Kummer, Komar, Kumari, Keener, Kamara, Kenner, Knorr, Kammer, Knauer, Kinnear, Kinner.

## 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.