Explore the Family Name Mikita

The meaning of Mikita

Ukrainian (standard transliteration Mykyta), Slovak, and Polish: from the personal name Mykyta or Mikita, Greek Nikētas (see Nikitas). The Polish and Slovak surnames may be of Ukrainian origin or alternatively derivatives of local equivalents to the personal name Nicholas (see Mika).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mikita has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, the Mikita surname was ranked 30,645 in terms of popularity but dropped to 32,524 by 2010, marking a 6.13% decrease. The number of people carrying this surname also declined from 718 in 2000 to 707 in 2010, a fall of approximately 1.53%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Mikita surname per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,645	#32,524	-6.13%
Count	718	707	-1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mikita

Turning to data on ethnicity from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Mikita surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 97.21% to 95.90%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, rising from 0.97% in 2000 to 2.12% in 2010. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities went from 0.70% in 2000 to being suppressed in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010 at 0.85%, where there was none in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	95.9%	-1.35%
Hispanic	0.97%	2.12%	118.56%
Two or More Races	0%	0.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0%	0%
Black	0.7%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%