How common is the surname Hara?

2,603 people in the United States had the surname Hara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Hara most common?

Wikidata records people named Hara in Australia.

Is the surname Hara getting more or less common?

More common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Hara

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,603 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hara is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Multiple origins, including Japanese 原 (Hara).

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,603 people named Hara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,497.

#11,998

rank among US surnames

2,603

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,547)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703

Who is named Hara

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

42% of people named Hara identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 42%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24%
Two or more races 7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

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

Famous Haras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tai Hara
Australian actor, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hara

Hara has the Soundex code H600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H600.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hara come from?: Multiple origins, including Japanese 原 (Hara).
How common is the surname Hara?: 2,603 people in the United States had the surname Hara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hara?: In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Hara identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hara?: Tai Hara, Australian actor.
Where is the surname Hara most common?: Wikidata records people named Hara in Australia.
Is the surname Hara getting more or less common?: More common. 2,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, up 4.2%.