Explore the Family Name Kamran

The meaning of Kamran

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from a personal name based on Persian kāmrān ‘lucky, happy; success’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data on popularity, the surname Kamran has seen a notable increase in prevalence over a decade. In 2000, Kamran held the rank of 58,999 among all surnames in the United States. However, by 2010, it had climbed to rank 32,750, showing a significant growth rate of 44.49%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also increased substantially from 321 in 2000 to 701 in 2010, marking an increase of 118.38%. This meant that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were 0.12 Kamrans in 2000 and 0.24 Kamrans in 2010, a 100% increase in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#32,750	44.49%
Count	321	701	118.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.24	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kamran

The Decennial U.S. Census also records information relating to the ethnic identity associated with each surname. For the Kamran surname, there was an apparent shift in ethnic distribution between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Kamrans identifying with the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity grew by 30.60%, making up 71.61% of all Kamrans in 2010, compared to 54.83% in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 26.63%, and those identifying with two or more races saw a drop of 56.28%. Those claiming Hispanic ethnicity also fell by 64.29%. Lastly, no Kamrans identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	54.83%	71.61%	30.6%
White	27.41%	20.11%	-26.63%
Two or More Races	14.02%	6.13%	-56.28%
Hispanic	2.8%	1%	-64.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%