How common is the surname Azim?

653 people in the United States had the surname Azim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 472,811 Americans. It ranked 34,618th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Azim getting more or less common?

More common. 382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 653 in 2010, up 71%.

Is Azim also a first name?

Yes. Azim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Azim

An Arabic surname, carried by 653 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Azim is more common than 78.7% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 653 people named Azim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 472,811 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 382.

#34,618

rank among US surnames

653

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+70.9%

change since 2000 (was #51,233)

Who is named Azim

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

57% of people named Azim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 57%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Azeem

Surnames that sound like Azim

Azam

Azim has the Soundex code A250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A250.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Azim come from?: Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.
How common is the surname Azim?: 653 people in the United States had the surname Azim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 472,811 Americans. It ranked 34,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Azim?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Azim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Azim getting more or less common?: More common. 382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 653 in 2010, up 71%.
What are other spellings of Azim?: Azeem.
Is Azim also a first name?: Yes. Azim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.