Explore the Family Name Mohabir

The meaning of Mohabir

Indian: variant of Mahabir. This surname is found mainly in Guyana, and also in Mauritius, South Africa, and Suriname; it is not used in India. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Angad, Anil, Ganesh, Gangaram, Indranie, Jagat, Kawall, Latchman, Mohan, Naresh, Parmanand, Rajendra.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, Mohabir has seen a significant increase in prevalence over the past decade. In 2000, Mohabir was ranked 31,492 in terms of popularity with a count of 695 individuals carrying this surname, which equated to a proportion of 0.26 per 100k. By 2010, the ranking had improved to 25,064, reflecting an impressive 20.41% climb. The actual count had also risen by 42.59% to reach 991, resulting in a higher proportion of 0.34 per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,492	#25,064	20.41%
Count	695	991	42.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.34	30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mohabir

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also reveals interesting trends in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mohabir. The largest shift was observed within the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which saw an increase of 39.04%, going from 33.53% in 2000 to 46.62% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White also experienced a noteworthy expansion of 487.34%, growing from 1.58% to 9.28%. Conversely, the Two or more races category saw a substantial decrease of -84.59%. The Black and Hispanic groups both showed increases of 156.81% and 55.84% respectively, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category increased by 67.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	33.53%	46.62%	39.04%
Black	10.65%	27.35%	156.81%
White	1.58%	9.28%	487.34%
Two or More Races	48.49%	7.47%	-84.59%
Hispanic	3.17%	4.94%	55.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.59%	4.34%	67.57%