Explore the Family Name Kadiri

The meaning of Kadiri

Muslim: 1. surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Kadir (see Qadir). 2. variant of Qadiri, a surname denoting association with the Sufi order Qādiriyyah (see Qadri 2).

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

The surname Kadiri has seen a significant increase in its popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 140,756th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to rank 82,908. This represents an impressive change of 41.1 percent. The count of people bearing this surname also more than doubled from 109 in 2000 to 227 in 2010, marking a surge of 108.26 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population increased from 0.04 to 0.08, demonstrating a 100 percent rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#140,756	#82,908	41.1%
Count	109	227	108.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.08	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kadiri

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there has been a substantial shift in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Kadiri between 2000 and 2010. Asian/Pacific Islanders bearing this name saw a notable increase from 6.42 percent to 15.42 percent, a jump of 140.19 percent. On the other hand, those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero from 9.17 percent. The percentage of Whites increased slightly from 13.76 percent to 14.54 percent. The Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native proportions remained unchanged at zero. The highest proportion was held by Blacks, which marginally increased from 69.72 percent to 70.04 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	69.72%	70.04%	0.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.42%	15.42%	140.19%
White	13.76%	14.54%	5.67%
Two or More Races	9.17%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%