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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The origin of <i>kumar</i> can be traced back to the early development of <a href="/facts/Hinduism/oxV9YvQh">Hinduism</a> and its origin in <a href="/facts/Ancient_India/ntYkAYDQ">ancient India</a>. The first usage of <i>Kumar</i> was for the <a href="/facts/Four_Kumaras/cjV1vIz6">Four Kumāras</a>, the four sons of <a href="/facts/Brahma/gmJ5YDk0">Brahma</a> from the <a href="/facts/Purana/AQ7FeRsA">Puranic</a> texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat. </p><p>In <i>Skanda Purana</i>, the largest <i><a href="/facts/Puranas/AQ7FeRsA">Mahapurana</a></i>, a genre of eighteen <a href="/facts/Hindu/D7TFhcg1">Hindu</a> religious texts, the text is devoted mainly to the <a href="/facts/Lila_(Hinduism)/E2WhjS3N">leelas</a> of <a href="/facts/Kartikeya/yKmwcMhS">Kartikeya</a>, son of <a href="/facts/Shiva/SaHL5XBS">Shiva</a> and <a href="/facts/Parvati/D5watsHf">Parvati</a>. "Kumar" is used to refer <a href="/facts/Kartikeya/yKmwcMhS">Kartikeya</a>. </p> <h2 id="geographical-distribution">Geographical distribution</h2> <p>As of 2014, 97.3% of all known bearers of the surname <i>Kumar</i> were residents of <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following <a href="/facts/States_and_union_territories_of_India/jqaAwkWI">states and union territories</a>:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>1. <a href="/facts/Himachal_Pradesh/QL08g221">Himachal Pradesh</a> (1: 9)</li> <li>2. <a href="/facts/Chandigarh/naV8Beal">Chandigarh</a> (1: 10)</li> <li>3. <a href="/facts/Delhi/Xa6CKgnf">Delhi</a> (1: 11)</li> <li>3. <a href="/facts/Haryana/bo4Qo3c8">Haryana</a> (1: 11)</li> <li>4. <a href="/facts/Bihar/T5Ga9JF8">Bihar</a> (1: 15)</li> <li>5. <a href="/facts/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(state)/Rl2eUo1z">Jammu and Kashmir</a> (1: 16)</li> <li>5. <a href="/facts/Uttar_Pradesh/vXDwM9Df">Uttar Pradesh</a> (1: 16)</li> <li>6. <a href="/facts/Uttarakhand/n3juS1z4">Uttarakhand</a> (1: 28)</li> <li>7. <a href="/facts/Rajasthan/rC0MvrRD">Rajasthan</a> (1: 30)</li> <li>8. <a href="/facts/Punjab,_India/bHPSN45a">Punjab</a> (1: 39)</li></ul> <h2 id="notable-people">Notable people</h2> <h3>First name</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Basnet/3NHBdYU6">Kumar Basnet</a>, (born 1943) Nepalese folk singer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Dharmasena/xKtWJGez">Kumar Dharmasena</a>, Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpire</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Gandharva/NKRX9QLt">Kumar Gandharva</a> (1924–1992), Indian singer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Gaurav/Da0asFAt">Kumar Gaurav</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Kashyap_Mahasthavir/8mrEcMPX">Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir</a>, Nepalese Buddhist monk</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Malavalli/ucEPPEKA">Kumar Malavalli</a>, Indian businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Mangalam_Birla/BR3v8qqM">Kumar Mangalam Birla</a>, Indian industrialist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Pallana/04tz2tS9">Kumar Pallana</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Ponnambalam/sswxBXoe">Kumar Ponnambalam</a> (1940–2000), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Pradhan/7L6bkUcV">Kumar Pradhan</a>, Nepalese scholar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Narain_Karthikeyan/yAArGD30">Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan</a>, Indian race car driver</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Rocker/fqF6upBK">Kumar Rocker</a>, American baseball pitcher</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Sangakkara/WrrN1Sam">Kumar Sangakkara</a>, Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Sanu/D1s308z3">Kumar Sanu</a>, Indian playback singer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Shahani/B6HJL1k5">Kumar Shahani</a> (1940-2024), Indian film director</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Shri_Duleepsinhji/SAQCMBpy">Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji</a>, cricketer who played for England</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Shri_Ranjitsinhji/lDlwsLgc">Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji</a>, AKA K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince, maharaja and Test cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kumar_Vishwas/TCb3ARYL">Kumar Vishwas</a>, Hindi-language performance poet</li></ul> <h3>Middle name</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kishore_Kumar/TQlJWj1q">Abhas Kumar Ganguly</a>, birth name of Kishore Kumar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adarsh_Kumar_Goel/1ytG4mtV">Adarsh Kumar Goel</a>, Indian judge</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ajith_Kumar_Siriwardena/SBEP6jVx">Ajith Kumar Siriwardena</a>, Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery</li> <li><a href="/facts/Akshay_Kumar_Datta/o62zAala">Akshay Kumar Datta</a>, Bengali writer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amal_Kumar_Raychaudhuri/sB2PznW9">Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri</a>, a leading physicist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amrit_Kumar_Bohara/vnFzQuq0">Amrit Kumar Bohara</a>, Nepalese politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anant_Kumar_Agarwal/cqqaPaLK">Anant Kumar Agarwal</a>, engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ananth_Kumar_Hegde/AJ6EAYCP">Ananth Kumar Hegde</a>, Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anil_Kumar_Jha/ntP9pUft">Anil Kumar Jha</a>, (born 1969) Nepalese politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anjani_Kumar_Sharma/a9DwLGb3">Anjani Kumar Sharma</a>, Nepalese surgeon</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arjun_Kumar_Basnet/1UlI2pyy">Arjun Kumar Basnet</a>, (born 1975) Nepalese marathon runner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya/SSW3dPgh">General Arunkumar Vaidya</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> the former <a href="/facts/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)/2CvWmvn2">Chief of Indian Army</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Arup_Kumar_Kundu/7K2o5GBG">Arup Kumar Kundu</a>, educationist, rheumatologist, clinician, orator, teacher, and author</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bijay_Kumar_Gachchhadar/UMJzD0yU">Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar</a>, Nepalese politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Devendra_Kumar_Joshi/kygWleeg">Devendra Kumar Joshi</a>, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dinesh_Kumar_Tripathi/AMmlyUqt">Dinesh Kumar Tripathi</a>, serving four star <a href="/facts/Flag_officer/D3KnfmFU">flag officer</a> of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Navy/vpfWV6z2">Indian Navy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hemanta_Kumar_Mukhopadhyay/L9uWjzj7">Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay</a>, a Bengali singer, composer and producer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Inder_Kumar_Gujral/UAKQTHL0">Inder Kumar Gujral</a>, an Indian politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Keshav_Kumar_Budhathoki/rreDRqRD">Keshav Kumar Budhathoki</a>, Nepali politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Madhav_Kumar_Nepal/eL6y961k">Madhav Kumar Nepal</a>, Former <a href="/facts/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal/9SXcDy1M">Prime Minister of Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar_Katiyar/zzmLzNjy">Manoj Kumar Katiyar</a>, <a href="/facts/General_officer/0xmYEU4a">general officer</a> of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Army/4a3vrgyL">Indian Army</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar_Pandey/my1GsmVz">Manoj Kumar Pandey</a>, Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar_Sharma/4Vgl61wI">Manoj Kumar Sharma</a>, <a href="/facts/Indian_Police_Service/4jalR1Mf">Indian Police Service</a> (IPS) officer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nirmal_Kumar_Verma/Jlr9PtDT">Nirmal Kumar Verma</a>, former senior <a href="/facts/Naval_Officer/FDFw2Bpd">naval officer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pawan_Kumar_Chamling/pB4Icm1c">Pawan Kumar Chamling</a>, an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim</li> <li>Pradip Kumar Rai known as <a href="/facts/Byakul_Maila/vSyJFABX">Byakul Maila</a>, Nepalese poet</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prafulla_Kumar_Mahanta/BRJaoW7B">Prafulla Kumar Mahanta</a>, Indian politician who was the leader of the <a href="/facts/Assam_Movement/3yPrgU1r">Assam Movement</a>, a former <a href="/facts/Chief_Minister_of_Assam/c5c1jr99">Chief Minister of Assam</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prem_Kumar_Dhumal/a9wpjwMh">Prem Kumar Dhumal</a>, chief minister of Indian state</li> <li><a href="/facts/Raj_Kumar_Saini/5uBfvg8h">Raj Kumar Saini</a>, Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rajkummar_Rao/b0ugxe6N">Raj Kumar Rao</a>, Indian actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Raj_Kumar_Kapoor/XXVCfUks">Raj Kumar Kapoor</a>, Indian actor, director</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rakesh_Kumar_Singh_Bhadauria/fdlRrAJI">Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria</a>, retired <a href="/facts/Indian_Air_Force/XbNJ5qcp">Indian Air Force</a> officer, who served as the <a href="/facts/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)/HnokWtzr">Chief of the Air Staff</a> of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Air_Force/XbNJ5qcp">Indian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ravi_Kumar_Dahiya/MhfQMmDq">Ravi Kumar Dahiya</a>, Indian <a href="/facts/Freestyle_wrestler/jUVWhsM9">freestyle wrestler</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roop_Kumar_Rathod/6xDFNSas">Roop Kumar Rathod</a>, an Indian playback singer and music director</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanjeev_Kumar_Yadav/CLKrUmfM">Sanjeev Kumar Yadav</a>, <a href="/facts/Delhi,_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands_Police_Service/Rru9ehn1">DANIPS</a> officer.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Santosh_Kumar_Ghosh/ep068luG">Santosh Kumar Ghosh</a>, Bengali writer and journalist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Santosh_Kumar_Gupta/SUI4QArD">Santosh Kumar Gupta</a>, former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra</li> <li><a href="/facts/Satinder_Kumar_Saini/mc6QgGzL">Satinder Kumar Saini</a>, vice chief of the Indian army</li> <li><a href="/facts/Selvar_Kumar_Silvaras/LQl4ctfK">Selvar Kumar Silvaras</a> (c. 1971–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shailendra_Kumar_Upadhyaya/zRUhslpz">Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya</a>, Nepalese diplomat</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shiv_Kumar_Batalvi/PvnE8qIY">Shiv Kumar Batalvi</a>, a Punjabi language poet</li> <li><a href="/facts/Siddharth_Kumar_Tewary/sUTQ8jCe">Siddharth Kumar Tewary</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">Indian</a> television <a href="/facts/Film_producer/NGEVAfp1">producer</a> and <a href="/facts/Film_director/IlmswLJh">director</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Srinivas_Kumar_Sinha/fALvMuhK">Srinivas Kumar Sinha</a>, Indian military officer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sunil_Kumar_Yadav/xf8AvXzn">Sunil Kumar Yadav</a>, Nepalese politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji/8xusyxpo">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a>, an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sushil_Kumar_Modi/QKtFokDC">Sushil Kumar Modi</a>, is an Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tapan_Kumar_Pradhan/em3mrBSQ">Tapan Kumar Pradhan</a>, Indian bank, activist and poet</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tej_Kumar_Shrestha/7cncSUf1">Tej Kumar Shrestha</a>, Nepalese zoologist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vijay_Kumar_Malhotra/MyKzDkLo">Vijay Kumar Malhotra</a>, Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vijay_Kumar_Pandey/ACv8s0db">Vijay Kumar Pandey</a>, Nepalese journalist</li> <li><a href="/facts/V._K._Singh/1Ltz0vHW">Vijay Kumar Singh</a>, Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vijay_Kumar_Yadav_(judoka)/Igyv42Yh">Vijay Kumar Yadav</a>, Indian <a href="/facts/Judoka/9ahgSftI">judoka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vineet_Kumar_Singh/Jo5Dz7SA">Vineet Kumar Singh</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinod_Kumar_Shukla/UWt9Ce4c">Vinod Kumar Shukla</a>, modern Hindi writer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinod_Kumar_Yadav/FNkRYzIB">Vinod Kumar Yadav</a>, Former <a href="/facts/Chairperson_of_the_Railway_Board/BKq1TGnt">Chairperson of the Railway Board</a>, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, <a href="/facts/Indian_Railways/gjJXmGqY">Indian Railways</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yashvardhan_Kumar_Sinha/6sIfg0CB">Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha</a>, retired <a href="/facts/Indian_people/S30UyveY">Indian</a> <a href="/facts/Diplomat/HP56MrVL">diplomat</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yogesh_Kumar_Joshi/Q1rHo2lv">Yogesh Kumar Joshi</a>, 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian Army</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yogesh_Kumar_Sabharwal/zvsUaaFv">Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal</a>, the 36th <a href="/facts/Chief_Justice_of_India/aIh63IPE">Chief Justice of India</a></li></ul> <h3>Last name</h3> <ul><li>Ajayya Kumar, COO, author, art curator</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ajith_Kumar/dJsAnjpJ">Ajith Kumar</a>, an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema</li> <li><a href="/facts/Akhil_Kumar/JI5WKVE6">Akhil Kumar</a>, an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards</li> <li><a href="/facts/Akshay_Kumar/sW5flWm7">Akshay Kumar</a>, stage name of Indian-Canadian film actor, producer and martial artist, Rajiv Bhatia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amit_Kumar_(singer)/UkWV3jSL">Amit Kumar</a>, Indian film playback singer, actor, and director</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amitava_Kumar/1bY4tDPy">Amitava Kumar</a>, Indian writer, journalist, professor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anand_Kumar/L3b8AmyS">Anand Kumar</a>, Indian mathematician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anil_Kumar/fTVPY8bq">Anil Kumar</a>, Indian businessman, consultant</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anup_Kumar_(actor)/wAllCJXq">Anup Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ashok_Kumar/TlkBR71m">Ashok Kumar</a>, AKA Dadamoni in Bengali, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ashok_Kumar_(Jammu_and_Kashmir_politician)/obbnncnn">Ashok Kumar (Jammu and Kashmir politician)</a>, Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arun_Kumar_(Uttar_Pradesh_politician)/prmcj0Wl">Arun Kumar</a>, Indian politician <a href="/facts/Bandi_Sanjay_Kumar/BkwTgnTg">Bandi Sanjay Kumar</a>, Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bhushan_Kumar/F4UqYvAG">Bhushan Kumar</a>, chairman and managing director of <a href="/facts/T-Series_(company)/BelWXJnd">T-Series</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bhuvneshwar_Kumar/4heA2lMR">Bhuvneshwar Kumar</a>, Indian pace bowler</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chetan_Kumar/SXINGpo4">Chetan Kumar</a>, Indian actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Darshan_Kumar/E5c5wnF4">Darshan Kumar</a>, Indian actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Deepak_Kumar_(disambiguation)/AJ6qxebK">Deepak Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Deepak_Kumar_(historian)/fPwg33DP">Deepak Kumar (historian)</a>, Indian historian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Deepak_Kumar_(physicist)/JbxHt8Gt">Deepak Kumar (physicist)</a>, Indian condensed matter physicist and professor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Deepak_Kumar_(sport_shooter)/CPMQzkrX">Deepak Kumar (sport shooter)</a>, Indian sport shooter</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dev_Kumar/5klN1cx2">Dev Kumar</a>, Indian actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Digendra_Kumar/nHfxlvUr">Digendra Kumar</a>, Indian military officer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dilip_Kumar/FmUA6Ltn">Dilip Kumar</a>, Indian film actor known as the 'Tragedy King' and a former Member of Parliament</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dinesh_Kumar_(basketball)/dss5rIvG">Dinesh Kumar (basketball)</a>, Indian professional basketball player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Divya_Khosla_Kumar/Yq6gMHS9">Divya Khosla Kumar</a>, Indian film actress, producer and director</li> <li><a href="/facts/E._Santhosh_Kumar/KtGrARWK">E. Santhosh Kumar</a>, Indian writer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Girish_Kumar/1gY7x0k9">Girish Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/G._V._Prakash_Kumar/m7Vw2Krf">G. V. Prakash Kumar</a>, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gulshan_Kumar/S3m0Ck1e">Gulshan Kumar</a>, T-Series music label owner</li> <li>Guru Rudra Kumar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Havildar_Anuj_Kumar/RSTHz7nB">Havildar Anuj Kumar</a>, Indian professional bodybuilder</li> <li>Himanshu Kumar, Indian activist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hiten_Kumar/Ju0dNnR2">Hiten Kumar</a>, Gujarati film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Inder_Kumar/u8r0Ywjb">Inder Kumar</a>, Indian actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Indra_Kumar/6MRq6Szw">Indra Kumar</a>, an Indian film director and producer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jainendra_Kumar/DKWSpnWS">Jainendra Kumar</a> (1905–1988), Indian writer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jeeva_Kumar/8pIfUQNg">Jeeva Kumar</a>, Indian kabbadi player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jitender_Kumar_(flyweight_boxer)/S0tF2JkX">Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)</a>, an Indian flyweight boxer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Jitendra_Kumar/K7J65hqc">Jitendra Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kanhaiya_Kumar/6z2Swj5I">Kanhaiya Kumar</a>, Indian politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kishore_Kumar/TQlJWj1q">Kishore Kumar</a>, Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter</li> <li>M Kiran Kumar, Indian businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar_(disambiguation)/eAHhMnLD">Manoj Kumar (disambiguation)</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar_(boxer)/ND209uCW">Manoj Kumar (boxer)</a>, Indian boxer who won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manoj_Kumar/I2dKhWk3">Manoj Kumar</a>, an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mar%C3%ADa_Teresa_Kumar/DdDFMCd6">María Teresa Kumar</a>, a political organizer and <a href="/facts/Voting_rights/HFFSpSCG">voting rights</a> activist for Latinos in the United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Meira_Kumar/uRHQgcRJ">Meira Kumar</a>, an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mukesh_Kumar_(disambiguation)/vzdI2j4q">Mukesh Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Mukesh_Kumar_(cricketer)/TqNXypfq">Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)</a>, Indian cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mukesh_Kumar_(field_hockey)/lAmjA1Mo">Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)</a>, Indian field hockey player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mukesh_Kumar_(golfer)/Ml5FjhrW">Mukesh Kumar (golfer)</a>, Indian golfer</li></ul></li> <li>Mukul Kumar, Indian civil servant and writer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Navin_Kumar/l5tztPCq">Navin Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Navleen_Kumar/j1IuogKR">Navleen Kumar</a>, Indian human rights activist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nirmalya_Kumar/DmSe1crR">Nirmalya Kumar</a>, professor and businessman</li> <li><a href="/facts/Niru_Kumar/suJ0MEN9">Niru Kumar</a>, Indian social activist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nish_Kumar/ffAeWq4p">Nish Kumar</a>, British comedian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nitish_Kumar/IGo26xAd">Nitish Kumar</a>, Indian politician who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of Bihar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oil_Kumar/2zyjNn5k">Oil Kumar</a>, aa Indian ganglord and organized crime boss</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pawan_Kumar_(disambiguation)/2vk4snpk">Pawan Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pawan_Kumar_(director)/6ayhUMgk">Pawan Kumar (director)</a>, Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pawan_Kumar_(wrestler)/xhgvWbkE">Pawan Kumar (wrestler)</a>, Indian wrestler</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pradeep_Kumar/wqMVMRo2">Pradeep Kumar</a>, Indian actor in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films</li> <li><a href="/facts/Praveen_Kumar_(cricketer)/r6gHbpNs">Praveen Kumar (cricketer)</a>, Indian medium-pace swing bowler</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prem_Kumar_(disambiguation)/dUEJRvpr">Prem Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Prem_Kumar_(footballer)/YcKbwva8">Prem Kumar (footballer)</a> (born 1989), Indian footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prem_Kumar_(Malayalam_actor)/3ErnvMB2">Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)</a>, Indian film actor in Malayalam films</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prem_Kumar_(Tamil_actor)/JgwudC7z">Prem Kumar (Tamil actor)</a>, Indian film actor in Tamil films</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/R_Sri_Kumar/4xhHVhga">R Sri Kumar</a> (born 1949), Indian vigilance commissioner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Raaj_Kumar/No3aaz3s">Raaj Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rajendra_Kumar/2jx1DK9I">Rajendra Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ratan_Kumar/AqLp1Vs6">Ratan Kumar</a>, Film actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ravi_Kumar_(footballer)/P47a3qRn">Ravi Kumar (Indian footballer)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ravish_Kumar/bIH7LsqK">Ravish Kumar</a>, Indian Journalist at NDTV India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ritu_Kumar/m3SgFNV8">Ritu Kumar</a>, Indian fashion designer</li> <li>Rohit Kumar, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rohit_Kumar_(footballer)/wPMw3rdp">Rohit Kumar (footballer)</a>, Indian professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rohit_Kumar_(kabaddi)/c4oqpg5w">Rohit Kumar (kabaddi)</a>, Indian professional Kabaddi player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rohit_Kumar_(rower)/qHAT2SBq">Rohit Kumar (rower)</a>, Indian professional rower</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sai_Kumar_(Malayalam_actor)/FBpaJAeB">Sai Kumar</a>, Malayalam actor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanjay_Kumar_(disambiguation)/IrRh7TSh">Sanjay Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sanjay_Kumar_(business_executive)/twSd75oc">Sanjay Kumar (business executive)</a>, former CEO of <a href="/facts/Computer_Associates/DErAtDJF">Computer Associates</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanjay_Kumar_(soldier)/18MMLcML">Sanjay Kumar (soldier)</a>, Indian Army soldier who received the <a href="/facts/Param_Vir_Chakra/f9oX9l47">Param Vir Chakra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sanjeev_Kumar/bv5bK5A0">Sanjeev Kumar</a>, Indian film actor</li> <li>Satish Kumar (pastor), Indian pastor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saurabh_Kumar_(engineer)/YY8NNUCJ">Saurabh Kumar (engineer)</a>, Indian engineer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sejal_Kumar/xIbeWAI7">Sejal Kumar</a>, Indian YouTuber</li> <li><a href="/facts/Shashi_Kumar/puIFKJb3">Shashi Kumar</a>, or Shashikumar, Indian actor and politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Srini_Kumar/wgq6HXlL">Srini Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sushil_Kumar_(disambiguation)/JMKYJWvv">Sushil Kumar</a>, several people, including: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sushil_Kumar_(wrestler)/aIX3TnwG">Sushil Kumar (wrestler)</a>, Indian World Champion wrestler</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tulsi_Kumar/2qKU7DYm">Tulsi Kumar</a>, an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films</li> <li><a href="/facts/Udai_Kumar/MGyAmdEc">Udai Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Udaya_Kumar_(director)/sD5R3MFN">Udaya Kumar (director)</a>, Kannada film director</li> <li><a href="/facts/Uttam_Kumar/C0Xoj9ul">Uttam Kumar</a>, Indian (Bengali) cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip Kumar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Uttar_Kumar/ev40Pdhv">Uttar Kumar</a>, famous actor in north India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Varun_Kumar_(journalist)/DvjzFJVP">Varun Kumar (journalist)</a>, Indian journalist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Venkatesh_Kumar/1zhcj6re">Venkatesh Kumar</a>, Hindustani vocalist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vikram_Kumar/gQe0A4hE">Vikram Kumar</a>, Indian film director and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vijay_Kumar_(sport_shooter)/2TBj6zGI">Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)</a>, Indian champion shooter, Olympic 2012 silver medalist</li> <li><a href="/facts/U._Vimal_Kumar/5V5E9c74">Vimal Kumar</a>, Indian badminton player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinay_Kumar/W5Ca8wPz">Vinay Kumar</a>, Indian <a href="/facts/Cricket/tjuTASkU">cricket</a> player</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinay_Kumar_(pathologist)/qhfVR911">Vinay Kumar (pathologist)</a>, the Alice Hogge & Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinay_Kumar_(academician)/3QHzcREA">Vinay Kumar (academician)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vinoth_Kumar/SFSGp2fr">Vinoth Kumar</a>, Indian <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">football</a> player</li> <li>Yuva Kumar</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kumarbi/bCoecNN6">Kumarbi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Keyumars/EJFhckw1">Keyumars</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Yuvraj_(disambiguation)/yz6fMPgJ">Yuvraj (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Arunkumar/XJhQUw6F">Arunkumar</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>https://forebears.io/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears <a href="https://forebears.io/surnames/kumar" target="_blank">https://forebears.io/surnames/kumar</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Kumar Surname Distribution <a href="http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar#surnames" target="_blank">http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar#surnames</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Land Forces Site - General Arunkumar Sridhar Vaidya". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140110175835/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140110175835/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/150-AS-Vaidya.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>