The surname Mahabir
A surname, carried by 1,242 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M160
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,242 people named Mahabir in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,022.
#21,144
rank among US surnames
1,242
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+21.5%
change since 2000 (was #23,273)
Who is named Mahabir
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
34% of people named Mahabir identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 16% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 34%
- Black (not Hispanic) 33%
- Two or more races 16%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- How common is the surname Mahabir?
- 1,242 people in the United States had the surname Mahabir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,587 Americans. It ranked 21,144th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Mahabir?
- In the 2010 Census, 34% of people named Mahabir identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Mahabir getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,242 in 2010, up 22%.