How common is the surname Inga?

1,049 people in the United States had the surname Inga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. It ranked 24,031st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Inga getting more or less common?

More common. 613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,049 in 2010, up 71%.

Is Inga also a first name?

Yes. Inga is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Inga

A surname, carried by 1,049 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Inga is more common than 85.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,049 people named Inga in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. That is up 71% since 2000, when the Census counted 613.

#24,031

rank among US surnames

1,049

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+71.1%

change since 2000 (was #34,856)

Who is named Inga

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

74% of people named Inga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Inga

Inga has the Soundex code I520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I520.

Questions

How common is the surname Inga?: 1,049 people in the United States had the surname Inga in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. It ranked 24,031st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Inga?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Inga identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Inga getting more or less common?: More common. 613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,049 in 2010, up 71%.
Is Inga also a first name?: Yes. Inga is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.