How common is the surname Nawaz?

1,208 people in the United States had the surname Nawaz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. It ranked 21,599th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nawaz?

Maajid Nawaz, British activist (born 1977).

Where is the surname Nawaz most common?

Wikidata records people named Nawaz in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Nawaz getting more or less common?

More common. 703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,208 in 2010, up 72%.

Is Nawaz also a first name?

Yes. Nawaz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Nawaz

An Urdu surname, carried by 1,208 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nawaz is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Urdu origin

Borrowed from Urdu نواز (nvāz).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,208 people named Nawaz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 703.

#21,599

rank among US surnames

1,208

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+71.8%

change since 2000 (was #31,202)

Who is named Nawaz

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

88% of people named Nawaz identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Two or more races 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

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 Nawazs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maajid Nawaz
British activist (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nawaz

Naas

Nawaz has the Soundex code N200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N200.

Questions

Where does the surname Nawaz come from?: Borrowed from Urdu نواز (nvāz).
How common is the surname Nawaz?: 1,208 people in the United States had the surname Nawaz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,584 Americans. It ranked 21,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nawaz?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Nawaz identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nawaz?: Maajid Nawaz, British activist (born 1977).
Where is the surname Nawaz most common?: Wikidata records people named Nawaz in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Nawaz getting more or less common?: More common. 703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,208 in 2010, up 72%.
Is Nawaz also a first name?: Yes. Nawaz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.