Explore the Family Name Naiman

The meaning of Naiman

Jewish (Ashkenazic): Yiddish equivalent of German Neumann ‘newcomer’. Compare Newman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yosef, Ari, Chaya, Elimelech, Emanuel, Hyman, Isadore, Mayer, Shlomo, Yitzchok.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Naiman has witnessed a decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,599 and by 2010, its rank had dipped to 38,801, signifying a decrease of 12.14%. The count of individuals with the Naiman surname also saw a dip of 8.08%, decreasing from 619 in 2000 to 569 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Naiman surname per 100k population fell by 17.39% from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,599	#38,801	-12.14%
Count	619	569	-8.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.19	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Naiman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Naiman surname identify as White. However, there was a slight decrease of 3.30% in this category from 95.96% in 2000 to 92.79% in 2010. The percentage of Naimans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010 while those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities increased by 49.61%. There was a significant increase in the number of Naimans identifying as Hispanic, rising by 166.90% from 1.45% in 2000 to 3.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no recorded Naimans who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	92.79%	-3.3%
Hispanic	1.45%	3.87%	166.9%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.93%	49.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.97%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%