Explore the Family Name Rizwan

The meaning of Rizwan

Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent): from a predominantly Urdu variant of the Arabic personal name Riḍwān, from riḍwān ‘consent, approval, satisfaction’. In Islam Riḍwān is the name of an angel who is the doorkeeper of Paradise.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rizwan has seen significant growth in its popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rizwan was ranked 82,019th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to 42,858th, showing an increase of about 47.75%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname has also seen a sharp rise from 214 to 505 within the same period, marking an impressive growth rate of approximately 135.98%. The proportion of people named Rizwan per 100,000 U.S. residents has also more than doubled from 0.08 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,019	#42,858	47.75%
Count	214	505	135.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.17	112.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rizwan

When it comes to the ethnicity of individuals bearing the surname Rizwan, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest group identifies as Asian/Pacific Islander. This demographic accounted for 78.50% in 2000 and saw an increase to 92.67% in 2010, indicating a growth of 18.05%. There was a decrease among individuals identifying as two or more races, dropping from 13.08% to 1.78%, and those identifying as White also declined from 7.94% to 3.17%. The Hispanic population with this surname emerged from zero in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. No change was observed amongst Black and American Indian or Alaskan Native populations, remaining at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.5%	92.67%	18.05%
White	7.94%	3.17%	-60.08%
Two or More Races	13.08%	1.78%	-86.39%
Hispanic	0%	1.19%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%