The surname Pradhan
A Hindi surname, carried by 2,236 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex P635
Origin
Hindi origin
Borrowed from Hindi प्रधान (pradhān).
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 2,236 people named Pradhan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,079 Americans. That is up 139% since 2000, when the Census counted 934.
#13,564
rank among US surnames
2,236
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
+139.4%
change since 2000 (was #24,969)
Who is named Pradhan
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Pradhan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as two or more races and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
- Two or more races 3.0%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Hindi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Pradhan come from?
- Borrowed from Hindi प्रधान (pradhān).
- How common is the surname Pradhan?
- 2,236 people in the United States had the surname Pradhan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,079 Americans. It ranked 13,564th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Pradhan?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pradhan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Pradhan getting more or less common?
- More common. 934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,236 in 2010, up 139%.