The surname Iqbal
An Arabic surname, carried by 5,764 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex I214
Origin
Arabic origin
From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).
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 5,764 people named Iqbal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,564 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,508.
#5,970
rank among US surnames
5,764
people in 2010
1.9
per 100,000 Americans
+64.3%
change since 2000 (was #8,629)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5,966 | Hui | 5,769 | 53,518 |
| #5,967 | Olmedo | 5,768 | 53,527 |
| #5,968 | Balderrama | 5,766 | 53,546 |
| #5,970 | Iqbal | 5,764 | 53,564 |
Who is named Iqbal
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Iqbal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
- Two or more races 3.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Arabic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Iqbal come from?
- From Arabic إِقْبَال (ʔiqbāl).
- How common is the surname Iqbal?
- 5,764 people in the United States had the surname Iqbal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,564 Americans. It ranked 5,970th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Iqbal?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Iqbal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Iqbal getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,764 in 2010, up 64%.
- Is Iqbal also a first name?
- Yes. Iqbal 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.