How common is the surname Ahuja?

2,031 people in the United States had the surname Ahuja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. It ranked 14,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ahuja?

Mequitta Ahuja, African American artist (born 1976), followed by Shubhi Ahuja.

Where is the surname Ahuja most common?

Wikidata records people named Ahuja in the United States and India.

Is the surname Ahuja getting more or less common?

More common. 1,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,031 in 2010, up 73%.

The surname Ahuja

A Punjabi surname, carried by 2,031 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ahuja is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਅਹੂਜਾ (ahūjā).

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,031 people named Ahuja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,175.

#14,651

rank among US surnames

2,031

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+72.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,887)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017
#14,656	Harada	2,030	152,091

Who is named Ahuja

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

90% of people named Ahuja identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

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

Famous Ahujas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mequitta Ahuja
African American artist (born 1976)
Shubhi Ahuja
Actor

Notable Ahujas come mostly from the United States (1) and India (1).

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ahuja come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਅਹੂਜਾ (ahūjā).
How common is the surname Ahuja?: 2,031 people in the United States had the surname Ahuja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,017 Americans. It ranked 14,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ahuja?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Ahuja identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ahuja?: Mequitta Ahuja, African American artist (born 1976), followed by Shubhi Ahuja.
Where is the surname Ahuja most common?: Wikidata records people named Ahuja in the United States and India.
Is the surname Ahuja getting more or less common?: More common. 1,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,031 in 2010, up 73%.