Explore the Family Name Jabeen

The meaning of Jabeen

Muslim (Indian subcontinent): from the personal name Jabīn, from Arabic jabi, meaning ‘forehead’.

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

Based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jabeen has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Originally ranked at 75,938 in 2000, by 2010 it had risen to 40,856 - an impressive jump of 46.2 percent. Likewise, the count of individuals with this surname also increased markedly during this decade, from 236 individuals in 2000 to 534 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of over 126 percent. The proportion of the population with the surname Jabeen per 100k people also doubled, indicating its growing prevalence in the U.S.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#40,856	46.2%
Count	236	534	126.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.18	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jabeen

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jabeen, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of people with this surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. In both 2000 and 2010, this group constituted over 86 percent of individuals with the surname Jabeen. This percentage even grew by 11.47 points during this period, reaching 96.82 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as two or more races dropped significantly, from 11.02 percent in 2000 to only 1.5 percent in 2010. A very small fraction of the Jabeen population began identifying as White in 2010, while the remaining ethnic identities (Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native) had no recorded representation among those with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.86%	96.82%	11.47%
White	0%	1.69%	0%
Two or More Races	11.02%	1.5%	-86.39%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%