How Many People Have the Last Name Ahmed?
people had the surname Ahmed in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,105 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+21,712 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ahmed (56.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 22%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Ahmed ranks #29. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 15.7% to 4%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 12.5% to 22%.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Ahmed grew from 26,607 people in 2000 to 48,319 in 2010 (up 81.6%), and its rank rose from #1,206 to #720.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 26,607 | 48,319 |
| Rank | #1,206 | #720 |
| Per 100,000 people | 9.86 | 16.38 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ahmed
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ahmed: A530
👤 Ahmed as a First Name
Ahmed is a first name too: about 16,837 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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