Explore the Family Name Jabari

The meaning of Jabari

Muslim (mainly Iran and Iraq): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Jabar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jabari has seen an increase in its popularity within the United States from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked as the 114,852nd most popular last name, while by 2010, it had risen to the 95,955th place - a significant change of roughly 16.45%. In terms of count, there were 141 individuals bearing this surname in 2000, which increased to 190 individuals by 2010 - a growth rate of 34.75%. Proportionally per 100,000 people, the Jabari surname was represented by 0.05 individuals in 2000 and this marginally increased to 0.06 by 2010, indicating a 20% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#114,852	#95,955	16.45%
Count	141	190	34.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.06	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jabari

In the context of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data for the surname Jabari shows some notable changes from 2000 to 2010. The largest ethnic identity group associated with the surname is White, accounting for 46.81% of the holders of this surname in 2000 and slightly increasing to 46.84% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 36.88% of the holders in 2000, but this decreased to 35.26% in 2010. There was also a small decline in those identifying as two or more races, falling from 13.48% to 13.16%. The Hispanic representation was nonexistent in 2000 but showed an increase to 4.74% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups remained at 0% representation for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	46.81%	46.84%	0.06%
Black	36.88%	35.26%	-4.39%
Two or More Races	13.48%	13.16%	-2.37%
Hispanic	0%	4.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%