Explore the Family Name Vahora

The meaning of Vahora

Indian (Gujarat): from the name of a Muslim community, apparently a derivative of Sanskrit vyavahāra ‘trade’; however, only one subgroup of this community today is engaged in trade. Compare Vohra.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vahora has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Vahora was ranked at 103,706 but jumped dramatically to 44,356 in 2010, a change of more than 57 percent. The count of individuals carrying this surname also experienced an exponential rise from 160 in 2000 to 485 in 2010, marking an increase of over 203 percent. Similarly, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people grew by about 167 percent, moving from 0.06 to 0.16 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#103,706	#44,356	57.23%
Count	160	485	203.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.16	166.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vahora

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a majority of individuals with the surname Vahora identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group saw a minor increase from 91.25 percent in 2000 to 93.81 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races dropped significantly, from 6.88 percent to 2.47 percent. Interestingly, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Vahora identifying as White, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a new emergence of Black individuals carrying the surname in 2010, accounting for 2.06 percent of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	91.25%	93.81%	2.81%
Two or More Races	6.88%	2.47%	-64.1%
Black	0%	2.06%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%