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    The surname Pasha

    A Turkish surname, carried by 1,402 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P200 Also a first name

    Pasha: #19,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pasha #19,306, 1,402 people Pasha: #19,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pasha #19,306, 1,402 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pasha is more common than 88.1% of them.

    Origin

    Turkish origin

    * 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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,402 people named Pasha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 993.

    #19,306
    rank among US surnames
    1,402
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +41.2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,781)

    Who is named Pasha

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

    47% of people named Pasha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 20% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 47%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • White (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Two or more races 4.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Pashas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Juliana Pasha
      Albanian singer, born 1980
    • Kalla Pasha
      Actor, comedian (1879-1933)

    Notable Pashas come mostly from Albania (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Pasha

    Pasha has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pasha come from?
    * 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…
    How common is the surname Pasha?
    1,402 people in the United States had the surname Pasha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pasha?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Pasha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pasha?
    Juliana Pasha, Albanian singer, followed by Kalla Pasha.
    Where is the surname Pasha most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pasha in Albania and the United States.
    Is the surname Pasha getting more or less common?
    More common. 993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 41%.
    Is Pasha also a first name?
    Yes. Pasha 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.