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    The surname Charania

    A surname, carried by 517 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C650

    Charania: #42,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Charania #42,030, 517 people Charania: #42,030 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Charania #42,030, 517 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Charania is more common than 74.1% of them.

    Origin

    A Pakistani and Indian surname found in the Muslim community, of unexplained etymology.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 517 people named Charania in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 597,187 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 357.

    #42,030
    rank among US surnames
    517
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.8%
    change since 2000 (was #54,152)

    Who is named Charania

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

    89% of people named Charania identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.8%
    • Two or more races 3.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    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

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    Surnames that sound like Charania

    Charania has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Charania come from?
    A Pakistani and Indian surname found in the Muslim community, of unexplained etymology.
    How common is the surname Charania?
    517 people in the United States had the surname Charania in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 597,187 Americans. It ranked 42,030th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Charania?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Charania identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Charania getting more or less common?
    More common. 357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 517 in 2010, up 45%.