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    The surname Fazal

    An Arabic surname, carried by 628 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F240

    Fazal: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Fazal #35,764, 628 people Fazal: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Fazal #35,764, 628 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fazal is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl, “grace, blessing”). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan.

    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 628 people named Fazal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. That is up 80% since 2000, when the Census counted 349.

    #35,764
    rank among US surnames
    628
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +79.9%
    change since 2000 (was #55,124)

    Who is named Fazal

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

    76% of people named Fazal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.2% as two or more races and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 76%
    • Two or more races 9.2%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

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

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fazal come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl, “grace, blessing”). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan.
    How common is the surname Fazal?
    628 people in the United States had the surname Fazal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. It ranked 35,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fazal?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Fazal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.2% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Fazal getting more or less common?
    More common. 349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 628 in 2010, up 80%.