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    The surname Husain

    A surname, carried by 2,562 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H250

    Husain: #12,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Husain #12,164, 2,562 people Husain: #12,164 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Husain #12,164, 2,562 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Husain is more common than 92.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,562 people named Husain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,510 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,108.

    #12,164
    rank among US surnames
    2,562
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.5%
    change since 2000 (was #13,277)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,156Noack2,563120,463
    #12,164Lustig2,562120,510
    #12,170Barefield2,561120,557

    Who is named Husain

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

    77% of people named Husain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Two or more races 5.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Husain

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Husain?
    2,562 people in the United States had the surname Husain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,510 Americans. It ranked 12,164th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Husain?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Husain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Husain getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,108 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,562 in 2010, up 22%.