Explore the Family Name Zohar

The meaning of Zohar

1. Jewish (from Morocco): from the female personal name Zohar, a regional phonetic form of Johar, from Arabic jawhar ‘gem, pearl’. 2. Slovenian and Croatian (Žohar): unflattering nickname from dialect žohar ‘blackbeetle (Blatta orientalis)’. This surname is rare in Croatia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zohar has been growing in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 74,164th and had a count of 243, indicating that roughly 0.09 people per 100,000 carried this name. However, by 2010, the rank had increased to 57,372nd and the count had risen to 355, meaning about 0.12 people per 100,000 bore this surname. This shows a considerable increase in popularity, with the rank changing by 22.64% and the count growing by 46.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#57,372	22.64%
Count	243	355	46.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.12	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zohar

The ethnicity breakdown of individuals with the Zohar surname also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those with this surname identified as White at 91.36%, followed by those identifying as Two or more races at 5.35%. Other ethnicities were not represented or were suppressed for privacy. By 2010, the proportion of those identifying as White increased slightly to 94.37%, while those identifying as Two or more races decreased to 1.41%. The 2010 census also showed new representation from Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnic identities at 1.97% and 1.69% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.36%	94.37%	3.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.97%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.69%	0%
Two or More Races	5.35%	1.41%	-73.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%