Explore the Family Name Naraine

The meaning of Naraine

Indian: Anglicized form of Narayan. This surname is found mainly in Guyana; in India it is very rare.

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

The popularity of the surname Naraine has seen a significant increase, as per data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, it was ranked 45,909th and improved to the 37,341st position by 2010, marking an upward shift of 18.66%. Correspondingly, the count of people with this surname rose from 438 in 2000 to 597 in 2010, registering a growth of 36.3%. The proportion of individuals named Naraine also increased by 25% per 100k population during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#37,341	18.66%
Count	438	597	36.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.2	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Naraine

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data for the surname Naraine reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The highest increase was observed amongst those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which jumped from 39.73% in 2000 to 47.24% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black saw a rise from 17.35% to 27.47%. However, the proportion of Naraines identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly from 30.82% to just 8.38%, while those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 6.39% to 3.02%. There was also a decrease in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category. Interestingly, there was a notable uptick in the White category, growing from 3.65% to 12.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	39.73%	47.24%	18.9%
Black	17.35%	27.47%	58.33%
White	3.65%	12.56%	244.11%
Two or More Races	30.82%	8.38%	-72.81%
Hispanic	6.39%	3.02%	-52.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.05%	1.34%	-34.63%