How common is the surname Haq?

2,132 people in the United States had the surname Haq in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,815 Americans. It ranked 14,096th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Haq?

Naveen-ul-Haq, Afghan cricketer, followed by Ameerah Haq.

Where is the surname Haq most common?

Wikidata records people named Haq in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Is the surname Haq getting more or less common?

More common. 1,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,132 in 2010, up 62%.

The surname Haq

An Arabic surname, carried by 2,132 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haq is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

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 2,132 people named Haq in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,815 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,313.

#14,096

rank among US surnames

2,132

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+62.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,144)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,090	Cumbie	2,134	144,679
#14,093	Cull	2,133	144,747
#14,096	Vanpatten	2,132	144,815
#14,105	Heeter	2,131	144,883

Who is named Haq

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

86% of people named Haq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as two or more races.

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

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

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

Famous Haqs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Naveen-ul-Haq
Afghan cricketer, born 1999
Ameerah Haq
Bangladeshi diplomat, born 2000

Notable Haqs come mostly from Afghanistan (1) and Bangladesh (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Haqq
Haque

Surnames that sound like Haq

Haq has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Haq come from?: Islamic surname mostly in India, from Arabic حق (“to be true”). Compare Abdelhaq, Abdulhaqq, Haqq, Hak, Haque, Huq, huq.
How common is the surname Haq?: 2,132 people in the United States had the surname Haq in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,815 Americans. It ranked 14,096th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haq?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Haq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Haq?: Naveen-ul-Haq, Afghan cricketer, followed by Ameerah Haq.
Where is the surname Haq most common?: Wikidata records people named Haq in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Is the surname Haq getting more or less common?: More common. 1,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,132 in 2010, up 62%.
What are other spellings of Haq?: Haqq and Haque.