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    The surname Rizwan

    An Urdu surname, carried by 505 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɹɪzˈwɑːn/ 2 syllables Soundex R250 Also a first name

    Rizwan: #42,858 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rizwan #42,858, 505 people Rizwan: #42,858 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Rizwan #42,858, 505 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rizwan is more common than 73.6% of them.

    Origin

    Urdu origin

    Borrowed from Urdu رِضْوَان (rizvān), from Arabic رِضْوَان (riḍwān, “angel of Paradise”).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 505 people named Rizwan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 611,377 Americans. That is up 136% since 2000, when the Census counted 214.

    #42,858
    rank among US surnames
    505
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +136%
    change since 2000 (was #82,019)

    Who is named Rizwan

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

    93% of people named Rizwan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    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.

    Famous Rizwans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mawaan Rizwan
      British actor, born 1992
    • Nabhaan Rizwan
      British actor, born 1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rizwan

    Rizwan has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rizwan come from?
    Borrowed from Urdu رِضْوَان (rizvān), from Arabic رِضْوَان (riḍwān, “angel of Paradise”).
    How common is the surname Rizwan?
    505 people in the United States had the surname Rizwan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 611,377 Americans. It ranked 42,858th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rizwan?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rizwan identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rizwan?
    Mawaan Rizwan, British actor, followed by Nabhaan Rizwan.
    Where is the surname Rizwan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rizwan in the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Rizwan?
    Rizwan is /ɹɪzˈwɑːn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Rizwan getting more or less common?
    More common. 214 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 505 in 2010, up 136%.
    Is Rizwan also a first name?
    Yes. Rizwan 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.