Explore the Family Name Fazel

The meaning of Fazel

Muslim (mainly Iran and Afghanistan): from the personal name Fāzel ‘virtuous, excellent, accomplished’, a Persian form of the Arabic Fāḍil (see Fadil). Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ali, Abbas, Hassan, Ahmad, Bahram, Ebrahim, Fahima, Fazel, Foad, Hafizullah, Karim, Magid. Indian Bahadur, Navin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fazel increased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fazel was ranked 55,237 in terms of surname prevalence, with a total count of 348 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the rank had improved marginally to 55,121, and the number of individuals with the Fazel surname increased by 7.18% to 373. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#55,121	0.21%
Count	348	373	7.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fazel

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals notable shifts among those bearing the Fazel surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, increasing from 4.02% to 7.77%. There was also a slight growth in the percentage of individuals associating with two or more races, from 12.36% to 14.48%. However, the white population saw a slight decrease in their representation, falling from 78.45% to 74.80%. The Black community also decreased from 3.16% to 2.14%, while there were no changes within the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.45%	74.8%	-4.65%
Two or More Races	12.36%	14.48%	17.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.02%	7.77%	93.28%
Black	3.16%	2.14%	-32.28%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%