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    The surname Mazhar

    An Arabic surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M260

    Mazhar: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mazhar #41,799, 520 people Mazhar: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Mazhar #41,799, 520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mazhar is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic مَظْهَر (maẓhar), a male given name. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 520 people named Mazhar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is up 110% since 2000, when the Census counted 248.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +109.7%
    change since 2000 (was #72,905)

    Who is named Mazhar

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

    82% of people named Mazhar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 82%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Two or more races 4.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mazhar

    Mazhar has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mazhar come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic مَظْهَر (maẓhar), a male given name. This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
    How common is the surname Mazhar?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Mazhar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mazhar?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Mazhar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mazhar getting more or less common?
    More common. 248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, up 110%.