How Many People Have the Last Name Sankar?
people had the surname Sankar in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 208,333 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 8 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+532 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sankar (60.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 20.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Sankar ranks #793. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 23.9% to 7.1%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 50.7% to 60.5%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Sankar grew from 873 people in 2000 to 1,405 in 2010 (up 60.9%), and its rank rose from #26,306 to #19,282.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 873 | 1,405 |
| Rank | #26,306 | #19,282 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.32 | 0.48 |
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Same Soundex code as Sankar: S526
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