The surname Narayan
A surname, carried by 2,614 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex N650
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,614 people named Narayan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,112 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,762.
#11,957
rank among US surnames
2,614
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+48.4%
change since 2000 (was #15,309)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #11,952 | Botkin | 2,616 | 118,022 |
| #11,954 | McMullan | 2,615 | 118,067 |
| #11,957 | Schillinger | 2,614 | 118,112 |
| #11,960 | Abernethy | 2,613 | 118,157 |
| #11,965 | Germann | 2,612 | 118,203 |
Who is named Narayan
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
80% of people named Narayan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as two or more races and 4.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
- Two or more races 13%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Narayan has the Soundex code N650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N650.
Questions
- How common is the surname Narayan?
- 2,614 people in the United States had the surname Narayan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,112 Americans. It ranked 11,957th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Narayan?
- In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Narayan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Narayan getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,614 in 2010, up 48%.