as a Last Name
- 13,325
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Kumar
Meaning & Origins
Indian: Hindu name found in several communities, from Sanskrit kumāra ‘child’, ‘son’, ‘prince’. It is also an epithet of the god Kartikeya, the son of Shiva. It commonly occurs as the final element of compound given names, and sometimes as a personal name in its own right.
| 2,349th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,325
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Puerto Rico
- has the most people named Kumar per capita
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