Explore the Family Name Fahim

The meaning of Fahim

Muslim: from the Arabic personal name Fahīm, from fahīm ‘intelligent’. Compare Faheem.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Fahim' has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, Fahim was ranked 51,233 in terms of popularity but it saw a notable jump by 2010, moving up to the rank of 33,196—an impressive change of 35.21%. The number of individuals with the Fahim surname has also grown remarkably from 382 in 2000 to 689 in 2010, indicating an increase of 80.37%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 residents has also risen from 0.14 to 0.23, marking a 64.29% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#33,196	35.21%
Count	382	689	80.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.23	64.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fahim

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Fahim, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows varied changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic identity associated with the name is White, which increased from 58.90% in 2000 to 65.02% in 2010, a change of 10.39%. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased slightly, from 21.73% to 22.64%. However, the representation of those identifying with two or more races saw a significant decrease from 12.57% to 6.39%, a drop of almost 50%. Individuals identifying as Black with this surname decreased from 3.93% to 3.05%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained stable, with no reported figures in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.9%	65.02%	10.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	21.73%	22.64%	4.19%
Two or More Races	12.57%	6.39%	-49.16%
Black	3.93%	3.05%	-22.39%
Hispanic	2.88%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%