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    The surname Ojha

    A Hindi surname, carried by 425 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex O200

    Ojha: #49,461 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ojha #49,461, 425 people Ojha: #49,461 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ojha #49,461, 425 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ojha is more common than 69.5% of them.

    Origin

    Hindi origin

    Borrowed from Hindi ओझा (ojhā), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, howadji, and Osho.

    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 425 people named Ojha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 726,460 Americans. That is up 164% since 2000, when the Census counted 161.

    #49,461
    rank among US surnames
    425
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +164%
    change since 2000 (was #103,193)

    Who is named Ojha

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

    92% of people named Ojha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.0% as two or more races and 3.1% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.1%
    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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ojha

    Ojha has the Soundex code O200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O200.

    Other Hindi surnames

    All 48 Hindi surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ojha come from?
    Borrowed from Hindi ओझा (ojhā), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Upadhyaya, Khoja, Khwaja, hodja, Hoxha, howadji, and Osho.
    How common is the surname Ojha?
    425 people in the United States had the surname Ojha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 726,460 Americans. It ranked 49,461st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ojha?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ojha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.0% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Ojha getting more or less common?
    More common. 161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 425 in 2010, up 164%.