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    The surname Sanghvi

    A Marathi surname, carried by 636 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S521

    Sanghvi: #35,395 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sanghvi #35,395, 636 people Sanghvi: #35,395 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sanghvi #35,395, 636 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanghvi is more common than 78.2% of them.

    Origin

    Marathi origin

    Borrowed from Marathi संघवी (saṅghvī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 636 people named Sanghvi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 410.

    #35,395
    rank among US surnames
    636
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +55.1%
    change since 2000 (was #48,380)

    Who is named Sanghvi

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

    93% of people named Sanghvi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    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 Sanghvi come from?
    Borrowed from Marathi संघवी (saṅghvī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
    How common is the surname Sanghvi?
    636 people in the United States had the surname Sanghvi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 485,449 Americans. It ranked 35,395th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sanghvi?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Sanghvi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Sanghvi getting more or less common?
    More common. 410 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 636 in 2010, up 55%.