View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Kumar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kumar (Arabic: كيومار, Bengali: কুমার, Hindi: कुमार, Marathi: कुमार, Oriya: କୁମାର, Russian: Кумар, Tibetan: ཀུ་མར་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kùmar, Kümar, Ķumar or Kúmàr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kumar is the 11^th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 229 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kumar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kumar is also the 1,706^th most prevalent first name globally, held by 585,636 people.

It is the most prevalent surname in one country:Fiji, where 0.11 percent live. The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 31,111,248 people, or 1 in 25. In India Kumar is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent live, Bihar, where 22 percent live and Rajasthan, where 7 percent live. Not including India Kumar occurs in 212 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Kumar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kumar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kumar last name expanded 1,960,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kumar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kumar surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Catholic (40%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kumar are 6.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kumar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.15% less than the national average, earning €6,262 per year; in Norway they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning 394,988 kr per year; in Peru they earn 343.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 85,892 per year; in South Africa they earn 122.11% more than the national average, earning R 527,808 per year; in United States they earn 25.56% more than the national average, earning $54,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $55,990 CAD per year.