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    The surname Kumari

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 990 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K560

    Kumari: #25,083 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kumari #25,083, 990 people Kumari: #25,083 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kumari #25,083, 990 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kumari is more common than 84.5% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    From Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”).

    One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 990 people named Kumari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 311,864 Americans. That is up 131% since 2000, when the Census counted 428.

    #25,083
    rank among US surnames
    990
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +131.3%
    change since 2000 (was #46,758)

    Who is named Kumari

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

    91% of people named Kumari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.0% as two or more races and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • Two or more races 5.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kumari

    Kumari has the Soundex code K560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K560.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kumari come from?
    From Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī, “a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter”).
    How common is the surname Kumari?
    990 people in the United States had the surname Kumari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 311,864 Americans. It ranked 25,083rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kumari?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kumari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.0% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Kumari getting more or less common?
    More common. 428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 990 in 2010, up 131%.
    Is Kumari also a first name?
    Yes. Kumari is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.