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    The surname Prabhakar

    A Hindi surname, carried by 749 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P612

    Prabhakar: #31,001 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Prabhakar #31,001, 749 people Prabhakar: #31,001 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Prabhakar #31,001, 749 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prabhakar is more common than 80.9% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi प्रभाकर (prabhākar), itself from Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara, “the light-maker, sun”).

    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 749 people named Prabhakar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 412,210 Americans. That is up 75% since 2000, when the Census counted 427.

    #31,001
    rank among US surnames
    749
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +75.4%
    change since 2000 (was #46,839)

    Who is named Prabhakar

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

    92% of people named Prabhakar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% as two or more races and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • Two or more races 4.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Prabhakar come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi प्रभाकर (prabhākar), itself from Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara, “the light-maker, sun”).
    How common is the surname Prabhakar?
    749 people in the United States had the surname Prabhakar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 412,210 Americans. It ranked 31,001st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Prabhakar?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Prabhakar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.3% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Prabhakar getting more or less common?
    More common. 427 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 749 in 2010, up 75%.