Explore the Family Name Razvi

The meaning of Razvi

Muslim (mainly Pakistan and India): from a derivative of the personal name Razā, an Urdu variant of Persian Reza, denoting descent from or association with Ali al-Reza, the eighth imam of the Shiites. Compare Rizvi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Razvi has seen a significant increase in its popularity within the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,750 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, its rank had jumped to 49,087—a notable increase of 24.19%. As for the count, the number of people with the Razvi surname grew from 287 in 2000 to 429 in 2010, marking a 49.48% rise. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 also increased from 0.11 to 0.15 during the ten-year period, seeing a 36.36% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#49,087	24.19%
Count	287	429	49.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.15	36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Razvi

When we look at the ethnic identity of those bearing the Razvi surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there has been an observable shift between 2000 and 2010. The largest segment identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 80.49% in 2000 to 86.48% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those claiming two or more ethnicities fell by 40.84% from 9.06%, while those identifying as White decreased by 40.00% from 10.10%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation went from nonexistent in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	80.49%	86.48%	7.44%
White	10.1%	6.06%	-40%
Two or More Races	9.06%	5.36%	-40.84%
Hispanic	0%	2.1%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%