Explore the Family Name Sundara

The meaning of Sundara

Indian: variant of Sundar. Compare Soundara.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sundara has shown an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 60,557th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to the 54,055th position, indicating a popularity growth of approximately 10.74 percent. The number of individuals with the Sundara surname also increased during this period from 311 to 382, reflecting a significant 22.83 percent rise. Moreover, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.12 Sundaras in 2000 compared with 0.13 in 2010, which means that the proportion per 100,000 grew by 8.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#54,055	10.74%
Count	311	382	22.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sundara

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals significant changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with the Sundara surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 85.53 percent in 2000 to 88.48 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnic identities decreased significantly from 10.93 percent to 3.40 percent. The percentage of Sundaras identifying as White saw a major increase, going from 2.25 percent to 5.76 percent. Hispanic representation within the Sundara surname holders also emerged, accounting for 2.09 percent in 2010 from zero in 2000. However, there was no change in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as they remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.53%	88.48%	3.45%
White	2.25%	5.76%	156%
Two or More Races	10.93%	3.4%	-68.89%
Hispanic	0%	2.09%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%