# Haq (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haq/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,132 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,096 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 144,815 people |
| Change since 2000 | +62% (1,313 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Haqq, Haque |

## Etymology

Islamic surname mostly in India, from Arabic حق (“to be true”). Compare Abdelhaq, Abdulhaqq, Haqq, Hak, Haque, Huq, huq.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haq in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 86% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haq in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

## People named Haq

- Naveen-ul-Haq, Afghan cricketer
- Ameerah Haq, Bangladeshi diplomat

## Similar surnames

Haque, Hak, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey, Hooks, Hawk, Hsu.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.