Explore the Family Name Kini

The meaning of Kini

Indian (Maharashtra): Kashyap Brahmin name from kinvi, a term of unexplained etymology, denoting people who traditionally cultivated herbs and treated illnesses with them.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kini has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Kini ranked as the 60,390th most popular name while it jumped to position 52,267 in 2010, marking a 13.45 percent increase. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant rise, from 312 in 2000 to 397 in 2010, a growth of 27.24 percent. The proportion of Kini per 100,000 people also witnessed an 8.33 percent increase during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#52,267	13.45%
Count	312	397	27.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kini

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Kini, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of people with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010, despite a slight decrease of 0.82 percent over the period. There was a marginal rise of 3.45 percent in the category of two or more races, going from 6.09 percent to 6.30 percent. People identifying as White decreased by 18.20 percent, whereas those reported as Black experienced a substantial increase of 199.38 percent, albeit still representing a small percentage of all Kini's. The proportions of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with a minor increase of 1.87 percent for the former and no change for the latter.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	73.4%	72.8%	-0.82%
White	15.71%	12.85%	-18.2%
Two or More Races	6.09%	6.3%	3.45%
Black	1.6%	4.79%	199.38%
Hispanic	3.21%	3.27%	1.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%