Explore the Family Name Shehata

The meaning of Shehata

Arabic (mainly Egypt): variant of Shehadeh. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mahmoud, Selim, Sherif, Ahmed, Ashraf, Hany, Ibrahim, Kamal, Medhat, Nabil, Wagih, Abdelhamid.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shehata saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 36,630 in 2000 to 24,325 in 2010, reflecting a change of 33.59%. Correspondingly, the count of people with this surname also surged by nearly 79%, from 576 in 2000 to 1,031 in 2010. The proportion of people bearing this surname per 100,000 population also rose by 66.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,630	#24,325	33.59%
Count	576	1,031	78.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.35	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shehata

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the changing pattern of the ethnicity associated with the Shehata surname. There was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as White (from 76.74% in 2000 to 90.69% in 2010) and Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.87% to 1.26%). An uptick was also seen in those claiming Hispanic ethnicity, with an increase from 2.43% to 3.39%. However, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped sharply from 17.19% in 2000 to just 2.13% in 2010. The share of Black ethnicity saw a small decrease, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.74%	90.69%	18.18%
Hispanic	2.43%	3.39%	39.51%
Black	2.78%	2.52%	-9.35%
Two or More Races	17.19%	2.13%	-87.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	1.26%	44.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%