How common is the surname Azar?

3,365 people in the United States had the surname Azar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Azar?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Azar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Azar?

Alex Azar, American politician, followed by Amado Azar.

Where is the surname Azar most common?

Wikidata records people named Azar in the United States, Argentina and Mexico.

Is the surname Azar getting more or less common?

More common. 2,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Azar

A surname, carried by 3,365 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Azar is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,365 people named Azar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,934.

#9,643

rank among US surnames

3,365

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,111)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,636	Hornberger	3,368	91,670
#9,638	Xavier	3,367	91,698
#9,642	Wilken	3,366	91,725
#9,643	Azar	3,365	91,752
#9,646	Bash	3,364	91,779
#9,648	Rode	3,363	91,807
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834

Who is named Azar

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

87% of people named Azar identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.3%
Two or more races 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Azars

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Azar
American politician, born 1967
Amado Azar
Argentinian boxer, 1913–1971
Pablo Azar
Actor, born 1982

Notable Azars come mostly from the United States (1), Argentina (1) and Mexico (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Azar

Azar has the Soundex code A260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A260.

Questions

How common is the surname Azar?: 3,365 people in the United States had the surname Azar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Azar?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Azar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Azar?: Alex Azar, American politician, followed by Amado Azar.
Where is the surname Azar most common?: Wikidata records people named Azar in the United States, Argentina and Mexico.
Is the surname Azar getting more or less common?: More common. 2,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 15%.