Explore the Family Name Basheer

The meaning of Basheer

Arabic: variant of Bashir. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Basheer has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 125,639th in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had risen to the 74,375th spot, indicating a growth of 40.8%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also more than doubled from 126 to 260 in the same period, marking an increase of 106.35%. Moreover, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people rose by 80% from 0.05 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#125,639	#74,375	40.8%
Count	126	260	106.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.09	80%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Basheer

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Basheer surname has diverse ethnic identities. The percentage of people with this surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by over 50% from 2000 to 2010, rising from 30.95% to 46.54%. During the same period, the percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 33.33% to 30.77%, while those identifying as Black saw a decrease from 23.02% to 14.62%. There was a substantial decline in those identifying as two or more races from 12.70% to 6.54%. The proportions of those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged, as there were no individuals with the Basheer surname who identified with these ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	30.95%	46.54%	50.37%
White	33.33%	30.77%	-7.68%
Black	23.02%	14.62%	-36.49%
Two or More Races	12.7%	6.54%	-48.5%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%