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    The surname Khoja

    A Gujarati surname, carried by 434 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K200

    Khoja: #48,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Khoja #48,628, 434 people Khoja: #48,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Khoja #48,628, 434 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khoja is more common than 70% of them.

    Origin

    Gujarati origin

    Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

    One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 434 people named Khoja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 711,395 Americans. That is up 75% since 2000, when the Census counted 248.

    #48,628
    rank among US surnames
    434
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +75%
    change since 2000 (was #72,905)

    Who is named Khoja

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

    79% of people named Khoja identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.7%
    • Two or more races 8.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    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 Khojas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nexhmije Hoxha
      Albanian politician (1921–2020)

    Other Gujarati surnames

    All 18 Gujarati surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Khoja come from?
    Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.
    How common is the surname Khoja?
    434 people in the United States had the surname Khoja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 711,395 Americans. It ranked 48,628th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Khoja?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Khoja identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Khoja?
    Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (1921–2020).
    Where is the surname Khoja most common?
    Wikidata records people named Khoja in Albania.
    Is the surname Khoja getting more or less common?
    More common. 248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 434 in 2010, up 75%.