# Pasha (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pasha/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Turkish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,402 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,306 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 220,218 people |
| Change since 2000 | +41% (993 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (generally the Indian subcontinent), honorific title from Turkish paşa. This is also found in Albania, Turkey and Slavic countries. Compare Basha, Bey. * As an English surname, variant of Pasher, itself Anglicized from French Perchard, a suffixed form of Old French perche (“pole”), from Latin pertica.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pasha in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 47% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pasha in Albania and the United States.

## People named Pasha

- Juliana Pasha, Albanian singer
- Kalla Pasha, actor, comedian (1879-1933)

## Similar surnames

Pass, Pascua, Paschke, Pasch, Paes, Page, Peck, Pace, Pugh, Pike, Paz, Paige.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.