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    The surname Masih

    A Hindi surname, carried by 1,044 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Masih is more common than 85.1% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi मसीह (masīh), from Urdu مسیح (“Christ, messiah”), from Classical Persian مَسِيح (“messiah, Christ”), from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ, “anointed, messiah”).

    One of 48 Hindi surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,044 people named Masih in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,733 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 583.

    #24,112
    rank among US surnames
    1,044
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +79.1%
    change since 2000 (was #36,276)

    Who is named Masih

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

    87% of people named Masih identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as two or more races and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
    • Two or more races 5.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Masih

    Masih has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Masih come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi मसीह (masīh), from Urdu مسیح (“Christ, messiah”), from Classical Persian مَسِيح (“messiah, Christ”), from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ, “anointed, messiah”).
    How common is the surname Masih?
    1,044 people in the United States had the surname Masih in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,733 Americans. It ranked 24,112th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Masih?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Masih identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Masih getting more or less common?
    More common. 583 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,044 in 2010, up 79%.