Explore the Family Name Khare

The meaning of Khare

Indian (Maharashtra; pronounced as two syllables): Konkanastha Brahmin name, from Marathi khəra ‘true, genuine’. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Alok, Vijay, Yogesh, Anand, Atul, Jitendra, Milind, Rahul, Sandeep, Amita, Anil, Ashok.

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How common is the last name Khare in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Khare saw a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The surname's rank jumped from 56,826 in 2000 to 34,314 in 2010, marking a change of approximately 39.62%. In terms of count, there were 336 individuals with the surname Khare in 2000, and this number almost doubled to 661 in 2010, indicating an impressive growth of 96.73%. The proportion of the Khare surname per 100,000 people also increased from 0.12 to 0.22 during the same period, showing an increase of 83.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,826	#34,314	39.62%
Count	336	661	96.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.22	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khare

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Khare according to the Decennial U.S. Census, most bearers of the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. This group saw a growth of 8.21%, increasing from 78.57% in 2000 to 85.02% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also grew by 30.77%, albeit from a smaller base of 2.08% in 2000 to 2.72% in 2010. Contrarily, the percentage of those who identified as White decreased by 38.67%, moving from 18.75% in 2000 to 11.50% in 2010. No changes were reported for those identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.57%	85.02%	8.21%
White	18.75%	11.5%	-38.67%
Two or More Races	2.08%	2.72%	30.77%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%