Explore the Family Name Ahad

The meaning of Ahad

Muslim (mainly Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh): from a personal name based on Arabic aḥad ‘one’. Al-Aḥad ‘the One’ is an attribute of Allah, also seen in the compound name ʿAbd al-Aḥad, ʿAbdul-Aḥad (see Abdulahad).

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How common is the last name Ahad in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ahad has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,706 in popularity but by 2010, it had climbed to the 47,006 spot, marking a change of over 22%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 310 to 452 during this period, a growth of nearly 46%. The proportion of individuals named Ahad per 100,000 people also rose by 36.36% during the same timeframe.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,706	#47,006	22.57%
Count	310	452	45.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.15	36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ahad

When examining the ethnic identity of people bearing the surname Ahad, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up the largest group, growing from 45.16% to 57.74%, an increase of almost 28%. Over the same period, those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased from 16.77% to 10.40%, while those who identify as White dropped from 29.68% to 24.78%. The Hispanic representation in the Ahad demographic saw a slight increase from 0 to 2.43%, while Black representation decreased from 6.45% to 4.65%. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	45.16%	57.74%	27.86%
White	29.68%	24.78%	-16.51%
Two or More Races	16.77%	10.4%	-37.98%
Black	6.45%	4.65%	-27.91%
Hispanic	0%	2.43%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%