Explore the Family Name Khokhar

The meaning of Khokhar

Indian (Punjab): Sikh and Muslim name of unexplained etymology.

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

According to the data collected by the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Khokhar experienced a significant shift between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 35,797 in terms of popularity, while by 2010 it had climbed up the ranks to position 24,404, marking a change of 31.83%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 593 in 2000 to 1026 in 2010, denoting an increase of 73.02%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 of the population increased by 59.09%, moving from 0.22 to 0.35 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#24,404	31.83%
Count	593	1,026	73.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.35	59.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khokhar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Khokhar also underwent some changes during the same period as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Asian or Pacific Islander, increasing from 79.60% in 2000 to 87.62% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly by 60.56%, from 11.13% to 4.39%. The percentage of White individuals slightly decreased by 7.01%, going from 5.56% to 5.17%. Hispanic representation saw an increase of 56.78%, though it remained relatively low overall at 1.85%. There was a notable decrease in those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native by 51.49% and 67.76% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	79.6%	87.62%	10.08%
White	5.56%	5.17%	-7.01%
Two or More Races	11.13%	4.39%	-60.56%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.85%	56.78%
Black	1.01%	0.49%	-51.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.52%	0.49%	-67.76%