The origin of kumar can be traced back to the early development of Hinduism and its origin in ancient India. The first usage of Kumar was for the Four Kumāras, the four sons of Brahma from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat.
As of 2014, 97.3% of all known bearers of the surname Kumar were residents of India. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:[2]
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For other uses see Kumar disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kumar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kumar pronunciation help info Sanskrit क म र kumara is a title given name middle name or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent mainly in India Bangladesh Sri Lanka and Nepal though not specific to any religion ethnicity or caste It is a generic title which variously means prince son boy or chaste It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019 1 A coin around 200 BCE of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumara Karttikeya Contents 1 History 2 Geographical distribution 3 Notable people 3 1 First name 3 2 Middle name 3 3 Last name 4 See also 5 NotesHistory EditThe origin of kumar can be traced back to the early development of Hinduism and its origin in ancient India The first usage of Kumar was for the Four Kumaras the four sons of Brahma from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka Sanatana Sanandana and Sanat In Skanda Purana the largest Mahapurana a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts the text is devoted mainly to the leelas of Kartikeya son of Shiva and Parvati Kumar is used to refer Kartikeya Geographical distribution EditAs of 2014 97 3 of all known bearers of the surname Kumar were residents of India The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories 2 1 Himachal Pradesh 1 9 2 Chandigarh 1 10 3 Delhi 1 11 3 Haryana 1 11 4 Bihar 1 15 5 Jammu and Kashmir 1 16 5 Uttar Pradesh 1 16 6 Uttarakhand 1 28 7 Rajasthan 1 30 8 Punjab 1 39 Notable people EditFirst name Edit Kumar Basnet born 1943 Nepalese folk singer Kumar Dharmasena Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpire Kumar Gandharva 1924 1992 Indian singer Kumar Gaurav Indian film actor Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir Nepalese Buddhist monk Kumar Malavalli Indian businessman Kumar Mangalam Birla Indian industrialist Kumar Pallana Indian film actor Kumar Pradhan Nepalese scholar Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan Indian race car driver Kumar Rocker American baseball pitcher Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team Kumar Sanu Indian playback singer Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji cricketer who played for England Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji AKA K S Ranjitsinhji Indian prince maharaja and Test cricketer Kumar Vishwas Hindi language performance poetMiddle name Edit Abhas Kumar Ganguly birth name of Kishore Kumar Ajith Kumar Siriwardena Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato pancreatico biliary surgery Akshay Kumar Datta Bengali writer Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri a leading physicist Amrit Kumar Bohara Nepalese politician Anil Kumar Jha born 1969 Nepalese politician Anjani Kumar Sharma Nepalese surgeon Arjun Kumar Basnet born 1975 Nepalese marathon runner General Arunkumar Vaidya 3 the former Chief of Indian Army Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar Nepalese politician Devendra Kumar Joshi the Indian Chief of Naval Staff Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay a Bengali singer composer and producer Inder Kumar Gujral an Indian politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of India Keshav Kumar Budhathoki Nepali politician Madhav Kumar Nepal Former Prime Minister of Nepal Manoj Kumar Pandey Indian Army officer recipient of the Param Vir Chakra Pawan Kumar Chamling an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim Pradip Kumar Rai known as Byakul Maila Nepalese poet Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Indian politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement a former Chief Minister of Assam Prem Kumar Dhumal chief minister of Indian state Raj Kumar Saini Indian politician Raj Kumar Rao Indian actor Raj Kumar Kapoor Indian actor director Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria retired Indian Air Force officer who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Roop Kumar Rathod an Indian playback singer and music director Sanjeev Kumar Yadav DANIPS officer 4 He currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Special Cell in Delhi Police Santosh Kumar Ghosh Bengali writer and journalist Santosh Kumar Gupta former Indian Navy admiral recipient of Maha Vir Chakra Satinder Kumar Saini vice chief of the Indian army Selvar Kumar Silvaras c 1971 1998 Singaporean convicted murderer Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya Nepalese diplomat Shiv Kumar Batalvi a Punjabi language poet Siddharth Kumar Tewary Indian television producer and director Srinivas Kumar Sinha Indian military officer Sunil Kumar Yadav Nepalese politician Suniti Kumar Chatterji an Indian linguist educationist and litterateur Tapan Kumar Pradhan Indian bank activist and poet Tej Kumar Shrestha Nepalese zoologist Vijay Kumar Malhotra Indian politician Vijay Kumar Pandey Nepalese journalist Vijay Kumar Singh Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army Vineet Kumar Singh Indian film actor Vinod Kumar Shukla modern Hindi writer Yogesh Kumar Joshi 17th and the current Commander XIV Corps of the Indian Army Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal the 36th Chief Justice of IndiaLast name Edit Ajith Kumar an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema Akhil Kumar an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards Akshay Kumar stage name of Indian Canadian film actor producer and martial artist Rajiv Bhatia Amit Kumar Indian film playback singer actor and director Amitava Kumar Indian writer journalist professor Anand Kumar Indian mathematician Anil Kumar Indian businessman consultant Anup Kumar Indian film actor Ashok Kumar AKA Dadamoni in Bengali Indian film actor Arun Kumar Indian politician Bhuvneshwar Kumar Indian pace bowler Bandi Sanjay Kumar Indian politician Chetan Kumar Indian actor Darshan Kumar Indian actor Dev Kumar Indian actor Digendra Kumar Indian military officer Dilip Kumar Indian film actor known as the Tragedy King and a former Member of Parliament Divya Khosla Kumar Indian film actress producer and director E Santhosh Kumar Indian writer Girish Kumar Indian film actor G V Prakash Kumar Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer Gulshan Kumar T Series music label owner Guru Rudra Kumar Hiten Kumar Gujrati film actor Inder Kumar Indian actor Indra Kumar an Indian film director and producer Jeeva Kumar Indian kabbadi player Jitender Kumar flyweight boxer an Indian flyweight boxer Jitendra Kumar Indian film actor Kanhaiya Kumar Indian politician Kishore Kumar Indian film playback singer actor lyricist composer producer director screenwriter and scriptwriter Manoj Kumar boxer Indian boxer who won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Manoj Kumar an award winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood Maria Teresa Kumar a political organizer and voting rights activist for Latinos in the United States Meira Kumar an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament Mukesh Kumar Indian cricketer Navin Kumar Nirmalya Kumar professor and businessman Nish Kumar British comedian Nitish Kumar Indian politician who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of Bihar Oil Kumar aa Indian ganglord and organized crime boss Pawan Kumar several people including Pawan Kumar director Indian film director actor producer and screenwriter Pawan Kumar wrestler Indian wrestler Pradeep Kumar Indian actor in Hindi Bengali and English language films Praveen Kumar Indian medium pace swing bowler Prem Kumar several people including Prem Kumar Malayalam actor Indian film actor in Malayalam films Prem Kumar Kannada actor Indian film actor in Kannada films Raaj Kumar Indian film actor Rajendra Kumar Indian film actor Ratan Kumar Film actor Ravi Kumar Indian footballer Ravish Kumar Indian Journalist at NDTV India Ritu Kumar Indian fashion designer Sai Kumar Malayalam actor Sanjay Kumar several people including Sanjay Kumar business executive former CEO of Computer Associates Sanjay Kumar soldier Indian Army soldier who received the Param Vir Chakra Sanjeev Kumar Indian film actor Shashi Kumar or Shashikumar Indian actor and politician Sushil Kumar several people including Sushil Kumar wrestler Indian World Champion wrestler Tulsi Kumar an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films Uttam Kumar Indian Bengali cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip Kumar Uttar Kumar famous actor in north India Venkatesh Kumar Hindustani vocalist Vikram Kumar madman and sad Spurs fan Vijay Kumar sport shooter Indian champion shooter Olympic 2012 silver medalist Vimal Kumar Indian badminton player Vinay Kumar Indian cricket player Vinay Kumar pathologist the Alice Hogge amp Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago Vinoth Kumar Indian football playerSee also EditKumarbi Keyumars Yuvraj ArunkumarNotes Edit http forebears co uk surnames kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears Kumar Surname Distribution Land Forces Site General Arunkumar Sridhar Vaidya Bharat Rakshak Archived from the original on 2014 01 10 Retrieved 2014 01 10 DANIPS 1998 MHA India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kumar amp oldid 1147248124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
