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    The surname Jha

    A surname, carried by 1,513 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex J000

    Jha: #18,317 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jha #18,317, 1,513 people Jha: #18,317 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jha #18,317, 1,513 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jha is more common than 88.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,513 people named Jha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. That is up 177% since 2000, when the Census counted 547.

    #18,317
    rank among US surnames
    1,513
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +176.6%
    change since 2000 (was #38,079)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,311McQuinn1,514203,927
    #18,317Shakir1,513204,062
    #18,326Mirabella1,512204,197

    Who is named Jha

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

    95% of people named Jha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Jhas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kanak Jha
      American table tennis player, born 2000

    Questions

    How common is the surname Jha?
    1,513 people in the United States had the surname Jha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 204,062 Americans. It ranked 18,317th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jha?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Jha?
    Kanak Jha, American table tennis player.
    Where is the surname Jha most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jha in the United States.
    Is the surname Jha getting more or less common?
    More common. 547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,513 in 2010, up 177%.