How common is the surname Sabir?

1,024 people in the United States had the surname Sabir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. It ranked 24,446th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Sabir getting more or less common?

More common. 669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,024 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Sabir also a first name?

Yes. Sabir 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.

The surname Sabir

A surname, carried by 1,024 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sabir is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Ultimately from Arabic صَابِر (ṣābir).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,024 people named Sabir in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 669.

#24,446

rank among US surnames

1,024

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+53.1%

change since 2000 (was #32,417)

Who is named Sabir

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

40% of people named Sabir identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 14% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 40%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 5.9%

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.

Questions

Where does the surname Sabir come from?: Ultimately from Arabic صَابِر (ṣābir).
How common is the surname Sabir?: 1,024 people in the United States had the surname Sabir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 301,509 Americans. It ranked 24,446th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sabir?: In the 2010 Census, 40% of people named Sabir identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Sabir getting more or less common?: More common. 669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,024 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Sabir also a first name?: Yes. Sabir 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.