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

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

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

It is the 11^th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 229 people. Kumar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kumar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kumar is also the 1,706^th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 585,636 people.

It is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Fiji, where 0.11 percent live. The last name Kumar is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 31,111,248 people, or 1 in 25. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent live, Bihar, where 22 percent live and Rajasthan, where 7 percent live. Apart from India Kumar occurs in 212 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Kumar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kumar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,960,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kumar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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 those bearing the Kumar surname are 6.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.44% being registered to vote for the 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.