How common is the surname Prabhu?

1,350 people in the United States had the surname Prabhu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. It ranked 19,896th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Prabhu getting more or less common?

More common. 688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,350 in 2010, up 96%.

The surname Prabhu

A surname, carried by 1,350 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prabhu is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,350 people named Prabhu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. That is up 96% since 2000, when the Census counted 688.

#19,896

rank among US surnames

1,350

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+96.2%

change since 2000 (was #31,738)

Who is named Prabhu

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

94% of people named Prabhu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.7% as two or more races and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
Two or more races 2.7%
White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

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 Prabhu?: 1,350 people in the United States had the surname Prabhu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,700 Americans. It ranked 19,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prabhu?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Prabhu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.7% as two or more races.
Is the surname Prabhu getting more or less common?: More common. 688 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,350 in 2010, up 96%.