The surname Maharaj
A surname, carried by 2,787 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex M620
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,787 people named Maharaj in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 110,781 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,045.
#11,322
rank among US surnames
2,787
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+36.3%
change since 2000 (was #13,613)
Who is named Maharaj
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
49% of people named Maharaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 16% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 49%
- Black (not Hispanic) 25%
- Two or more races 16%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- How common is the surname Maharaj?
- 2,787 people in the United States had the surname Maharaj in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 110,781 Americans. It ranked 11,322nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Maharaj?
- In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Maharaj identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Maharaj getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,787 in 2010, up 36%.