Explore the Family Name Kaza

The meaning of Kaza

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Balija (trader) name of unexplained etymology.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kaza has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 65,668 in terms of popularity but jumped to the 49,999th spot by 2010, representing a change of about 23.86%. The number of individuals with the Kaza surname also rose from 282 to 419 during this time period, indicating an increase of 48.58%. The proportion of people bearing the name Kaza per 100,000 people also grew by 40% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#49,999	23.86%
Count	282	419	48.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.14	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kaza

The ethnicity distribution for the Kaza surname as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census shows a shift towards more Asian/Pacific Islander identity between 2000 and 2010. From making up 41.13% of the population in 2000, they accounted for 54.65% by 2010, showing a growth of 32.87%. Meanwhile, there was a decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, dropping from 52.84% in 2000 to 39.86% in 2010, a decline of 24.56%. There was also a slight increase in the Hispanic identifier, growing by 34.27%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 44.13%. The percentages of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with a slight decrease of 19.21% for the former and no change for the latter.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	41.13%	54.65%	32.87%
White	52.84%	39.86%	-24.56%
Hispanic	2.13%	2.86%	34.27%
Black	1.77%	1.43%	-19.21%
Two or More Races	2.13%	1.19%	-44.13%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%