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    The surname Azad

    A surname, carried by 1,379 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A230

    Azad: #19,567 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Azad #19,567, 1,379 people Azad: #19,567 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Azad #19,567, 1,379 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Azad is more common than 87.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,379 people named Azad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 864.

    #19,567
    rank among US surnames
    1,379
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +59.6%
    change since 2000 (was #26,538)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,559Walder1,380223,729
    #19,567Kilbourn1,379223,891

    Who is named Azad

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

    62% of people named Azad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 62%
    • White (not Hispanic) 30%
    • Two or more races 6.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Azad

    Azad has the Soundex code A230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A230.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Azad?
    1,379 people in the United States had the surname Azad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. It ranked 19,567th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Azad?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Azad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Azad getting more or less common?
    More common. 864 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,379 in 2010, up 60%.