Kumar (pronunciation ⓘ Sanskrit : कुमार kumārá ) is a title , given name , middle name , or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent , mainly in Pakistan , 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 [1]
A coin, around 200 BCE , of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya
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.
In Skanda Purana , the largest Mahapurana Hindu religious texts, the text is devoted mainly to the leelas of Kartikeya , son of Shiva and Parvati . "Kumar" is used to refer Kartikeya .
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]
First name
Kumar Basnet , (born 1943) Nepalese folk singerKumar Dharmasena , Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpireKumar Gandharva (1924–1992), Indian singerKumar Gaurav , Indian film actorKumar Kashyap Mahasthavir , Nepalese Buddhist monkKumar Malavalli , Indian businessmanKumar Mangalam Birla , Indian industrialistKumar Pallana , Indian film actorKumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), Sri Lankan lawyer and politicianKumar Pradhan , Nepalese scholarKumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , Indian race car driverKumar Rocker , American baseball pitcherKumar Sangakkara , Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket teamKumar Sanu , Indian playback singerKumar Shahani (1940-2024), Indian film directorKumar Shri Duleepsinhji , cricketer who played for EnglandKumar Shri Ranjitsinhji , AKA K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince, maharaja and Test cricketerKumar Vishwas , Hindi-language performance poetMiddle name
Abhas Kumar Ganguly , birth name of Kishore KumarAdarsh Kumar Goel , Indian judgeAjith Kumar Siriwardena , Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgeryAkshay Kumar Datta , Bengali writerAmal Kumar Raychaudhuri , a leading physicistAmrit Kumar Bohara , Nepalese politicianAnant Kumar Agarwal , engineerAnanth Kumar Hegde , Indian politicianAnil Kumar Jha , (born 1969) Nepalese politicianAnjani Kumar Sharma , Nepalese surgeonArjun Kumar Basnet , (born 1975) Nepalese marathon runnerGeneral Arunkumar Vaidya ,[3] Chief of Indian Army Arup Kumar Kundu , educationist, rheumatologist, clinician, orator, teacher, and authorBijay Kumar Gachchhadar , Nepalese politicianDevendra Kumar Joshi , the Indian Chief of Naval StaffHemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay , a Bengali singer, composer and producerInder Kumar Gujral , an Indian politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of IndiaKeshav Kumar Budhathoki , Nepali politicianMadhav Kumar Nepal , Former Prime Minister of Nepal Manoj Kumar Pandey , Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir ChakraManoj Kumar Sharma , Indian Police Service (IPS) officerNirmal Kumar Verma , former senior naval officer Pawan Kumar Chamling , an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of SikkimPradip 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 stateRaj Kumar Saini , Indian politicianRaj Kumar Rao , Indian actorRaj Kumar Kapoor , Indian actor, directorRakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria , retired Indian Air Force officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force Ravi Kumar Dahiya , Indian freestyle wrestler Roop Kumar Rathod , an Indian playback singer and music directorSanjeev Kumar Yadav , DANIPS officer.Santosh Kumar Ghosh , Bengali writer and journalistSantosh Kumar Gupta , former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir ChakraSatinder Kumar Saini , vice chief of the Indian armySelvar Kumar Silvaras (c. 1971–1998), Singaporean convicted murdererShailendra Kumar Upadhyaya , Nepalese diplomatShiv Kumar Batalvi , a Punjabi language poetSiddharth Kumar Tewary , Indian television producer and director Srinivas Kumar Sinha , Indian military officerSunil Kumar Yadav , Nepalese politicianSuniti Kumar Chatterji , an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateurSushil Kumar Modi , is an Indian politicianTapan Kumar Pradhan , Indian bank, activist and poetTej Kumar Shrestha , Nepalese zoologistVijay Kumar Malhotra , Indian politicianVijay Kumar Pandey , Nepalese journalistVijay Kumar Singh , Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian ArmyVineet Kumar Singh , Indian film actorVinod Kumar Shukla , modern Hindi writerVinod Kumar Yadav , Former Chairperson of the Railway Board , First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha , retired Indian diplomat Yogesh Kumar Joshi , 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian ArmyYogesh Kumar Sabharwal , the 36th Chief Justice of India Last name
Ajayya Kumar , COO, author, art curatorAjith Kumar , an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinemaAkhil Kumar , an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awardsAkshay Kumar , stage name of Indian-Canadian film actor, producer and martial artist, Rajiv BhatiaAmit Kumar , Indian film playback singer, actor, and directorAmitava Kumar , Indian writer, journalist, professorAnand Kumar , Indian mathematicianAnil Kumar , Indian businessman, consultantAnup Kumar , Indian film actorAshok Kumar , AKA Dadamoni in Bengali, Indian film actorAshok Kumar (Jammu and Kashmir politician) , Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative AssemblyArun Kumar , Indian politicianBhuvneshwar Kumar , Indian pace bowlerBandi Sanjay Kumar , Indian politicianChetan Kumar , Indian actorDarshan Kumar , Indian actorDeepak Kumar , several people, including:
Dev Kumar , Indian actorDigendra Kumar , Indian military officerDilip Kumar , Indian film actor known as the 'Tragedy King' and a former Member of ParliamentDinesh Kumar (basketball) , Indian professional basketball playerDivya Khosla Kumar , Indian film actress, producer and directorE. Santhosh Kumar , Indian writerGirish Kumar , Indian film actorG. V. Prakash Kumar , Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singerGulshan Kumar , T-Series music label ownerGuru Rudra Kumar Havildar Anuj Kumar , Indian professional bodybuilderHimanshu Kumar , Indian activistHiten Kumar , Gujarati film actorInder Kumar , Indian actorIndra Kumar , an Indian film director and producerJainendra Kumar (1905–1988), Indian writerJeeva Kumar , Indian kabbadi playerJitender Kumar (flyweight boxer) , an Indian flyweight boxerJitendra Kumar , Indian film actorKanhaiya Kumar , Indian politicianKishore Kumar , Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriterM Kiran Kumar , Indian businessmanManoj Kumar (boxer) , Indian boxer who won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesManoj Kumar , an award-winning Indian actor and director in the BollywoodMaría Teresa Kumar , a political organizer and voting rights activist for Latinos in the United StatesMeira Kumar , an Indian politician and a five time Member of ParliamentMukesh Kumar , several people, including:
Mukul Kumar , Indian civil servant and writerNavin Kumar Navleen Kumar , Indian human rights activistNirmalya Kumar , professor and businessmanNiru Kumar , Indian social activistNish Kumar , British comedianNitish Kumar , Indian politician who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of BiharOil Kumar , aa Indian ganglord and organized crime bossPawan Kumar , several people, including:
Pradeep Kumar , Indian actor in Hindi, Bengali and English-language filmsPraveen Kumar (cricketer) , Indian medium-pace swing bowlerPrem Kumar , several people, including:
R Sri Kumar (born 1949), Indian vigilance commissionerRaaj Kumar , Indian film actorRajendra Kumar , Indian film actorRatan Kumar , Film actorRavi Kumar (Indian footballer) Ravish Kumar , Indian Journalist at NDTV IndiaRitu Kumar , Indian fashion designerRohit Kumar , several people, including:
Sai Kumar , Malayalam actorSanjay Kumar , several people, including:
Sanjeev Kumar , Indian film actorSatish Kumar (pastor) , Indian pastorSaurabh Kumar (engineer) , Indian engineerSejal Kumar , Indian YouTuberShashi Kumar , or Shashikumar, Indian actor and politicianSrini Kumar Sushil Kumar , several people, including:
Tulsi Kumar , an Indian playback singer for Bollywood filmsUdai Kumar Udaya Kumar (director) , Kannada film directorUttam Kumar , Indian (Bengali) cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip KumarUttar Kumar , famous actor in north IndiaVarun Kumar (journalist) , Indian journalistVenkatesh Kumar , Hindustani vocalistVikram Kumar , Indian film director and screenwriterVijay Kumar (sport shooter) , Indian champion shooter, Olympic 2012 silver medalistVimal Kumar , Indian badminton playerVinay Kumar , Indian cricket playerVinay Kumar (pathologist) , the Alice Hogge & Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of ChicagoVinay Kumar (academician) Vinoth Kumar , Indian football playerYuva Kumar 
