# Reza (surname)

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

A surname from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,349 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,479 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,629 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (4,712 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛz.ə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be satisfied”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Reza 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) | 8.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 81% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 8.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Reza in Bangladesh.

## People named Reza

- Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer

## Similar surnames

Raza, Reach, Reyes, Ruiz, Ross, Rose, Rice, Rios, Reese, Rocha, Rich, Russo.

## 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.