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    The surname Pathak

    A Hindi surname, carried by 2,466 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P320

    Pathak: #12,557 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pathak #12,557, 2,466 people Pathak: #12,557 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pathak #12,557, 2,466 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pathak is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi and Nepali पाठक (pāṭhak).

    One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,466 people named Pathak in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,201 Americans. That is up 97% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,253.

    #12,557
    rank among US surnames
    2,466
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +96.8%
    change since 2000 (was #19,852)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,548Koop2,468125,099
    #12,554Crotts2,467125,150
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252
    #12,565Yandell2,464125,303
    #12,566Naples2,463125,353

    Who is named Pathak

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

    94% of people named Pathak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pathak

    Pathak has the Soundex code P320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P320.

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pathak come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi and Nepali पाठक (pāṭhak).
    How common is the surname Pathak?
    2,466 people in the United States had the surname Pathak in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,201 Americans. It ranked 12,557th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pathak?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pathak identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Pathak getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,253 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,466 in 2010, up 97%.