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    The surname Iftikhar

    An Arabic surname, carried by 530 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex I132

    Iftikhar: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Iftikhar #41,100, 530 people Iftikhar: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Iftikhar #41,100, 530 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Iftikhar is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِخار (iftiḵār, “haughtiness, loftiness”), a popular surname in Pakistan.

    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 530 people named Iftikhar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. That is up 97% since 2000, when the Census counted 269.

    #41,100
    rank among US surnames
    530
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +97%
    change since 2000 (was #68,360)

    Who is named Iftikhar

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

    93% of people named Iftikhar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

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

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Iftikhar come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِخار (iftiḵār, “haughtiness, loftiness”), a popular surname in Pakistan.
    How common is the surname Iftikhar?
    530 people in the United States had the surname Iftikhar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. It ranked 41,100th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Iftikhar?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Iftikhar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Iftikhar getting more or less common?
    More common. 269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 530 in 2010, up 97%.