Khawaja
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian خواجه (khajêh).
Proper noun edit
Khawaja (plural Khawajas)
- A surname from Persian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Khawaja is the 18648th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1475 individuals. Khawaja is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (75.66%) and White (17.69%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Khawaja”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.