How common is the surname Amin?

11,137 people in the United States had the surname Amin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,723 Americans. It ranked 3,243rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Amin?

Hafizullah Amin, Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979), followed by Ma'ruf Amin.

Where is the surname Amin most common?

Wikidata records people named Amin in Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Amin getting more or less common?

More common. 7,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,137 in 2010, up 47%.

Is Amin also a first name?

Yes. Amin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Amin

A surname, carried by 11,137 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amin is more common than 98% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,137 people named Amin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,723 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,601.

#3,243

rank among US surnames

11,137

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+46.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,327)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,234	Martell	11,158	27,670
#3,236	Boyles	11,156	27,675
#3,237	Camarena	11,154	27,680
#3,238	Moe	11,150	27,690
#3,239	Herzog	11,146	27,700
#3,240	Kiefer	11,141	27,713
#3,241	Ayres	11,139	27,718

Who is named Amin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Amin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Two or more races 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Amins

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hafizullah Amin
Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979)
Ma'ruf Amin
13th Vice President of Indonesia, born 1943
Nurul Amin
Bengali lawyer, politician and Prime Minister and Vice-President of Pakistan (1893-1974)
Esperidião Amin
Brazilian politician, born 1947
Shaina Amin
Bangladeshi model, television and film actress, born 1991
Twana Amin
born 1981
Preeti Amin
Actor

Notable Amins come mostly from Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1), Indonesia (1) and Pakistan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amin

Amin has the Soundex code A550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A550.

Questions

How common is the surname Amin?: 11,137 people in the United States had the surname Amin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,723 Americans. It ranked 3,243rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amin?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Amin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Amin?: Hafizullah Amin, Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979), followed by Ma'ruf Amin.
Where is the surname Amin most common?: Wikidata records people named Amin in Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Amin getting more or less common?: More common. 7,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,137 in 2010, up 47%.
Is Amin also a first name?: Yes. Amin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.