Find out how popular the last name Hidayat is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hidayat.

Hidayat, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hidayat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hidayat in America

Hidayat is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hidayat surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hidayat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hidayat to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hidayat

The surname Hidayat has its origins in the Persian language, derived from the Arabic word "hidayah" meaning "guidance" or "right path." It is believed to have originated in regions of modern-day Iran and Afghanistan during the medieval period, as Islamic culture and language spread across the region.

Hidayat is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was initially derived from a given name or title bestowed upon an ancestor who was regarded as a spiritual guide or leader. The earliest known references to the name can be traced back to historical manuscripts and records from the 10th to 13th centuries in various parts of the Persian cultural sphere.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Hidayat was Abu'l-Fazl Hidayat, a prominent Persian scholar and historian who lived from 1009 to 1070 CE. He authored several influential works, including a chronicle of the Ghaznavid dynasty, which ruled parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan during that period.

Another notable figure was Mir Hidayat Allah, a 16th-century Persian poet and mystic from the city of Mashhad in present-day Iran. His poetry and spiritual writings gained widespread acclaim and influenced subsequent generations of Persian literature and Sufism.

During the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, the Hidayat surname was also present among Muslim nobility and scholarly circles. One such individual was Ghiyath al-Din Hidayat Allah, a 17th-century scholar and philosopher who served as a court historian under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

In more recent times, the Hidayat surname has been prominent in literary and artistic circles. One of the most renowned figures was Sadegh Hedayat, an Iranian writer and translator who lived from 1903 to 1951. He is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in modern Persian literature and is best known for his influential novel "The Blind Owl."

Another notable individual with the Hidayat surname was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the renowned Pakistani Qawwali singer and musician who lived from 1948 to 1997. His powerful and soulful vocals brought worldwide recognition to the traditional Sufi devotional music of South Asia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hidayat

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hidayat.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hidayat was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hidayat has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hidayat was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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