Explore the Family Name Chudasama

The meaning of Chudasama

Indian (Gujarat): Ahir surname derived from Sanskrit chuud-ha ‘forehead’, which is taken to imply that their significant position in the larger Samma community is due to their unmatched valor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Chudasama has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Chudasama was ranked 85,643rd and had a count of 203 individuals. By 2010, it climbed up to the 66,931st rank with a count of 295 individuals, indicating a remarkable change in numbers by approximately 21.85% in ranking and 45.32% in count. Additionally, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname also increased by 25.0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#66,931	21.85%
Count	203	295	45.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chudasama

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chudasama. In 2000, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian or Pacific Islander (94.58%). By 2010, this figure slightly decreased to 93.90%, suggesting a minor shift in ethnicity as other ethnic identities emerged among the bearers of this surname. Notably, there was an apparent increase in individuals identifying as White and American Indian and Alaskan Native, making up 2.03% and 2.37% respectively in 2010, compared to none in the previous census. However, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 42.91%. There were no individuals who identified as Hispanic or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	94.58%	93.9%	-0.72%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.37%	0%
White	0%	2.03%	0%
Two or More Races	2.96%	1.69%	-42.91%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%