Kumara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ajith Kumara (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician Dinesh Kumara (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer Malith Kumara (born 1989), Sri Lankan cricketer Manjula Kumara (born 1984), Sri Lankan high jumper Pradeep Kumara (born 1972), Sri Lankan cricketer Prasad Kumara (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer Rohan Pradeep Kumara (born 1975), Sri Lankan athlete Vincent Kumara, Papua New Guinean politician Yoshan Kumara (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer

See also Kamara (surname) Komara (surname)