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 most frequently in India. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kùmar, Kümar, Ķumar or Kúmàr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 11^th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 229 people. The last name Kumar occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,706^th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 585,636 people.

It is the most frequent surname in one country:Fiji, where 0.11 percent reside. This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 31,111,248 people, or 1 in 25. In India Kumar is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 40 percent reside, Bihar, where 22 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding India Kumar exists in 212 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Kumar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kumar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kumar last name rose 1,960,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kumar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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 last name are 6.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.44% being registered with 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.