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    The surname Sangha

    A surname, carried by 1,262 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S520

    Sangha: #20,884 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sangha #20,884, 1,262 people Sangha: #20,884 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sangha #20,884, 1,262 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sangha is more common than 87.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,262 people named Sangha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 244,648 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 656.

    #20,884
    rank among US surnames
    1,262
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +92.4%
    change since 2000 (was #32,939)

    Who is named Sangha

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

    91% of people named Sangha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% as two or more races and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • Two or more races 3.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    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.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sangha

    Sangha has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sangha?
    1,262 people in the United States had the surname Sangha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,648 Americans. It ranked 20,884th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sangha?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sangha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Sangha getting more or less common?
    More common. 656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,262 in 2010, up 92%.