How common is the surname Abbasi?

2,562 people in the United States had the surname Abbasi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,510 Americans. It ranked 12,164th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abbasi?

Rez Abbasi, American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and composer, followed by Forough Abbasi.

Where is the surname Abbasi most common?

Wikidata records people named Abbasi in the United States and Iran.

Is the surname Abbasi getting more or less common?

More common. 1,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,562 in 2010, up 59%.

The surname Abbasi

A surname, carried by 2,562 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abbasi is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,562 people named Abbasi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,510 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,611.

#12,164

rank among US surnames

2,562

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+59%

change since 2000 (was #16,444)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,156	Noack	2,563	120,463
#12,164	Lustig	2,562	120,510
#12,170	Barefield	2,561	120,557

Who is named Abbasi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

61% of people named Abbasi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 61%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Abbasis

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rez Abbasi
American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and composer, born 1965
Forough Abbasi
Alpine skier from Iran, born 1993
Tosin Abasi
American guitarist, born 1983

Notable Abbasis come mostly from the United States (2) and Iran (1).

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Surnames that sound like Abbasi

Abbas

Abbasi has the Soundex code A120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A120.

Questions

How common is the surname Abbasi?: 2,562 people in the United States had the surname Abbasi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,510 Americans. It ranked 12,164th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abbasi?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Abbasi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Abbasi?: Rez Abbasi, American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer, and composer, followed by Forough Abbasi.
Where is the surname Abbasi most common?: Wikidata records people named Abbasi in the United States and Iran.
Is the surname Abbasi getting more or less common?: More common. 1,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,562 in 2010, up 59%.