Explore the Family Name Ijaz

The meaning of Ijaz

Muslim (mainly Pakistan, also Afghanistan): from a personal name based on Arabic iʿjāz ‘miracle’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ijaz has witnessed a significant increase over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ijaz was ranked 70,052 in popularity with only 261 bearers across the country. However, by 2010, the surname had leaped to the rank of 38,214, marking an impressive change of 45.45 percent. This increased the count of individuals bearing this surname to 580, representing a surge of 122.22 percent. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people doubled from 0.1 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#38,214	45.45%
Count	261	580	122.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.2	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ijaz

The ethnic identity breakdown for those bearing the surname Ijaz also saw significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 82.76 percent to 92.41 percent, a growth of 11.66 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races dwindled drastically from 11.11 percent to just 2.59 percent, a drop of 76.69 percent. The percentage of bearers who identified as White also declined by 26.37 percent, adjusting from 4.21 percent to 3.10 percent. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity among the Ijaz surname bearers, recorded at 0.86 percent in 2010. Black ethnicity and American Indian and Alaskan Native were recorded as zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	82.76%	92.41%	11.66%
White	4.21%	3.1%	-26.37%
Two or More Races	11.11%	2.59%	-76.69%
Hispanic	0%	0.86%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%