Explore the Family Name Maina

The meaning of Maina

1. Italian: from the feminine form of the personal name Maino. 2. East African (Kenya): unexplained. 3. West African (Nigeria): unexplained.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Maina has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Maina was ranked 44,997th and by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 23,185. This represents a leap of about 48.47 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also surged from around 449 in 2000 to approximately 1,100 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of nearly 145 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people named Maina per 100k population doubled from 0.17 to 0.37 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,997	#23,185	48.47%
Count	449	1,100	144.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.37	117.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maina

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Maina also shifted notably from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black with this surname rose considerably from 55.01 percent to 77.73 percent. Conversely, those identifying as White decreased from 33.63 percent to 15.73 percent. The number of Mainas who identified as having two or more ethnic identities fell by over half, from 4.68 percent to 2.27 percent. Meanwhile, those who identify as Hispanic saw a drop from 3.79 percent to 2 percent. Additionally, there were slight increases in people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, though these groups were not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	55.01%	77.73%	41.3%
White	33.63%	15.73%	-53.23%
Two or More Races	4.68%	2.27%	-51.5%
Hispanic	3.79%	2%	-47.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.45%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.82%	0%