Explore the Family Name Vora

The meaning of Vora

Indian (Gujarat): variant of Vohra. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Ashok, Rajesh, Sanjay, Varsha, Ajay, Amit, Bharat, Jayesh, Mahendra, Manish, Navin, Ramesh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vora has seen considerable growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name rose from 19,828 in 2000 to 15,833 in 2010, marking a notable increase of 20.15 percent. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw an impressive surge, with a rise from 1,255 in 2000 to 1,838 in 2010, a significant increase of 46.45 percent. Moreover, the proportion of people with the Vora surname per 100,000 population expanded by 31.91 percent, moving from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,828	#15,833	20.15%
Count	1,255	1,838	46.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.62	31.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vora

With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Vora identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group increased its representation from 89.80 percent in 2000 to 93.14 percent in 2010. In contrast, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 4.94 percent to 2.67 percent during the same period. Similarly, the percentage of whites declined from 4.22 percent to 3.16 percent. Hispanic representation slightly dropped from 0.72 percent to 0.60 percent. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.8%	93.14%	3.72%
White	4.22%	3.16%	-25.12%
Two or More Races	4.94%	2.67%	-45.95%
Hispanic	0.72%	0.6%	-16.67%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%