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    The surname Hashimi

    An Arabic surname, carried by 605 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H250

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hashimi is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, literally “Hashemite”). This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.

    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 605 people named Hashimi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 435.

    #36,900
    rank among US surnames
    605
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.1%
    change since 2000 (was #46,153)

    Who is named Hashimi

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

    45% of people named Hashimi identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as two or more races and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 45%
    • Two or more races 41%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hashimis

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fariba Hashimi
      Afghan cyclist, born 2003
    • Nadia Hashimi
      American author, born 1977
    • Yulduz Hashimi
      Afghan cyclist, born 2000
    • Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
      4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam
    • Abd Allah ibn Abbas
      7th-century Islamic scholar, 619–688

    Notable Hashimis come mostly from Afghanistan (2), the United States (1) and Rashidun Caliphate (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Hashimi

    Hashimi has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hashimi come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, literally “Hashemite”). This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.
    How common is the surname Hashimi?
    605 people in the United States had the surname Hashimi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hashimi?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Hashimi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Hashimi?
    Fariba Hashimi, Afghan cyclist, followed by Nadia Hashimi.
    Where is the surname Hashimi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hashimi in Afghanistan, the United States and Rashidun Caliphate and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Hashimi getting more or less common?
    More common. 435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 39%.
    What are other spellings of Hashimi?
    Hashmi.