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    The surname Reza

    A surname, carried by 6,349 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹɛz.ə/ 2 syllables Soundex R200 Also a first name

    Reza: #5,479 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Reza #5,479, 6,349 people Reza: #5,479 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Reza #5,479, 6,349 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reza is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    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”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,349 people named Reza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,629 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,712.

    #5,479
    rank among US surnames
    6,349
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.7%
    change since 2000 (was #6,623)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,474Mulholland6,35348,598
    #5,475Machuca6,35148,614
    #5,477Pape6,35048,621
    #5,479Reza6,34948,629

    Who is named Reza

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

    81% of people named Reza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 8.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Rezas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Farhad Reza
      Bangladeshi cricketer, born 1986

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Reza

    Reza has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Reza come from?
    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”).
    How common is the surname Reza?
    6,349 people in the United States had the surname Reza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,629 Americans. It ranked 5,479th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Reza?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Reza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Reza?
    Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer.
    Where is the surname Reza most common?
    Wikidata records people named Reza in Bangladesh.
    How do you pronounce Reza?
    Reza is /ˈɹɛz.ə/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Reza getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,349 in 2010, up 35%.
    Is Reza also a first name?
    Yes. Reza 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.