Explore the Family Name Alikhan

The meaning of Alikhan

Muslim (Pakistan, India): combination of the Muslim personal name Ali and the status name Khan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Alikhan has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48,665th and rose to the 36,838th spot in 2010, marking an upturn of 24.3%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 407 in 2000 to 606 in 2010, an increase of nearly 49%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people also increased by 40% from 0.15 to 0.21 during this decade.

20002010Change
Rank#48,665#36,83824.3%
Count40760648.89%
Proportion per 100k0.150.2140%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alikhan

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the individuals with the surname Alikhan identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 76.07% in 2010, up from 70.27% in 2000. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 10.32% to 7.43%. The proportion identifying as White saw a slight decrease from 9.34% to 8.58%, while those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 5.16% to 3.80%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Black, which accounted for 4.13% in 2010, up from zero in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

20002010Change
Asian/Pacific Islander70.27%76.07%8.25%
White9.34%8.58%-8.14%
Two or More Races10.32%7.43%-28%
Black0%4.13%0%
Hispanic5.16%3.8%-26.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%