Explore the Family Name Ebrahim

The meaning of Ebrahim

1. Arabic (mainly Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia): variant of Ibrahim. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. 2. Muslim (mainly Iran): from a Persian variant of the Arabic personal name Ibrahim. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ahmed, Mohamed, Azmy, Maher, Mehboob, Sadruddin, Salah, Sami, Yasser, Abbas, Abdul, Adil.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ebrahim has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,145 and by 2010 it had climbed significantly to a rank of 27,331, with an increase of 26.42%. The number of people with this name also rose from 565 to 884 during this period, marking a substantial 56.46% growth. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals named Ebrahim per 100,000 people in the population increased by 42.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,145	#27,331	26.42%
Count	565	884	56.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.3	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ebrahim

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Ebrahim. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 25.13% to 28.85%) and Black (8.14% to 11.99%). However, those identifying as two or more races saw a significant drop, from 14.87% to 5.66%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a small increase, rising from 47.96% to 50.34%. There were no changes for those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	47.96%	50.34%	4.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	25.13%	28.85%	14.8%
Black	8.14%	11.99%	47.3%
Two or More Races	14.87%	5.66%	-61.94%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%