How common is the surname Ha?

18,156 people in the United States had the surname Ha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,005 Americans. It ranked 1,987th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ha?

Ha Jin, author and poet, followed by Yerin Ha.

Where is the surname Ha most common?

Wikidata records people named Ha in the United States, the People's Republic of China and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Ha getting more or less common?

More common. 12,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,156 in 2010, up 40%.

The surname Ha

A surname, carried by 18,156 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ha is more common than 98.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,156 people named Ha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,005 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,988.

#1,987

rank among US surnames

18,156

people in 2010

6.2

per 100,000 Americans

+39.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,558)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,978	Oh	18,285	16,885
#1,979	Keyes	18,252	16,916
#1,980	Dill	18,215	16,950
#1,981	Humphries	18,201	16,963
#1,982	Youngblood	18,197	16,967
#1,983	Capps	18,194	16,970
#1,984	Cates	18,190	16,973

Who is named Ha

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

93% of people named Ha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.0%

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

Famous Has

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ha Jin
Author and poet, born 1956
Yerin Ha
Australian actress, born 1998
Christine Ha
American chef, born 1979
Gene Ha
Artist, born 2000
Hà Đức Chinh
Association football player, born 1997

Notable Has come mostly from the United States (2), the People's Republic of China (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ha

Ha has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Questions

How common is the surname Ha?: 18,156 people in the United States had the surname Ha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,005 Americans. It ranked 1,987th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ha?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ha?: Ha Jin, author and poet, followed by Yerin Ha.
Where is the surname Ha most common?: Wikidata records people named Ha in the United States, the People's Republic of China and Australia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Ha getting more or less common?: More common. 12,988 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,156 in 2010, up 40%.