How common is the last name Patel?

309,327 people in the United States have the last name Patel, about 1 in 966. It ranks #63 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PATEL

#63

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
309,327
About
1 in 966
This common or more
13.6%
Who bears it

Of the 309,327 people with the last name Patel, 93.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3% as White and 1.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Patel

#61 Stewart · 311,429#62 Morales · 310,866#64 Morris · 307,446#65 Murphy · 298,047

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Patel, most common first.

#4,235 Patil · 8,091#105,198 Patal · 181#111,467 Padel · 168

Also a first name

As a first name, Patel ranks #20,856 of 53,615, with 492 people. See Patel as a first name

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