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    The surname Narayanan

    A surname, carried by 2,188 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex N655

    Narayanan: #13,815 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Narayanan #13,815, 2,188 people Narayanan: #13,815 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Narayanan #13,815, 2,188 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Narayanan is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,188 people named Narayanan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. That is up 101% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,087.

    #13,815
    rank among US surnames
    2,188
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +101.3%
    change since 2000 (was #22,174)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,806Mizrahi2,190140,980
    #13,810Rayborn2,189141,044
    #13,815O'Rear2,188141,109
    #13,824Petrey2,187141,173

    Who is named Narayanan

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

    95% of people named Narayanan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Narayanan?
    2,188 people in the United States had the surname Narayanan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. It ranked 13,815th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Narayanan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Narayanan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Narayanan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,188 in 2010, up 101%.