How common is the surname Ebrahim?

884 people in the United States had the surname Ebrahim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 349,260 Americans. It ranked 27,331st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ebrahim?

In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Ebrahim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Ebrahim?

Ahmed Ibrahim Salman, Arab-Israeli association footballer.

Where is the surname Ebrahim most common?

Wikidata records people named Ebrahim in Israel.

Is the surname Ebrahim getting more or less common?

More common. 565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 884 in 2010, up 57%.

The surname Ebrahim

An Arabic patronymic surname, carried by 884 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ebrahim is more common than 83.2% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Alternative transliteration of Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), as a patronymic surname.

Ebrahim is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 884 people named Ebrahim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 349,260 Americans. That is up 57% since 2000, when the Census counted 565.

#27,331

rank among US surnames

884

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+56.5%

change since 2000 (was #37,145)

Who is named Ebrahim

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

50% of people named Ebrahim identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Asian and Pacific Islander 29%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 5.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ebrahims

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ahmed Ibrahim Salman
Arab-Israeli association footballer, born 2004

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ebrahim

Ebrahim has the Soundex code E165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E165.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ebrahim come from?: Alternative transliteration of Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), as a patronymic surname.
How common is the surname Ebrahim?: 884 people in the United States had the surname Ebrahim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 349,260 Americans. It ranked 27,331st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ebrahim?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Ebrahim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Ebrahim?: Ahmed Ibrahim Salman, Arab-Israeli association footballer.
Where is the surname Ebrahim most common?: Wikidata records people named Ebrahim in Israel.
What type of surname is Ebrahim?: Ebrahim is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ebrahim getting more or less common?: More common. 565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 884 in 2010, up 57%.