How common is the surname Ansari?

4,679 people in the United States had the surname Ansari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,985 Americans. It ranked 7,148th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ansari?

Aziz Ansari, American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, followed by Yassamin Ansari.

Where is the surname Ansari most common?

Wikidata records people named Ansari in the United States.

Is the surname Ansari getting more or less common?

More common. 3,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,679 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Ansari

A surname, carried by 4,679 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ansari is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

From Arabic أَنْصَارِيّ (ʔanṣāriyy), from أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers, supporters”)

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,679 people named Ansari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,985 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,267.

#7,148

rank among US surnames

4,679

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+43.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,180)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,142	Kunkle	4,682	65,943
#7,143	Kulp	4,681	65,957
#7,145	Weng	4,680	65,971
#7,148	Toribio	4,679	65,985
#7,151	Barta	4,678	65,999

Who is named Ansari

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

61% of people named Ansari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 61%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 7.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

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

Famous Ansaris

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aziz Ansari
American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, born 1983
Yassamin Ansari
American politician, born 1992

Questions

Where does the surname Ansari come from?: From Arabic أَنْصَارِيّ (ʔanṣāriyy), from أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers, supporters”)
How common is the surname Ansari?: 4,679 people in the United States had the surname Ansari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,985 Americans. It ranked 7,148th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ansari?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Ansari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ansari?: Aziz Ansari, American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, followed by Yassamin Ansari.
Where is the surname Ansari most common?: Wikidata records people named Ansari in the United States.
Is the surname Ansari getting more or less common?: More common. 3,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,679 in 2010, up 43%.