How common is the surname Amini?

1,302 people in the United States had the surname Amini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Amini?

Mustafa Amini, Australian association football player.

Where is the surname Amini most common?

Wikidata records people named Amini in Australia.

Is the surname Amini getting more or less common?

More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Amini

A Persian surname, carried by 1,302 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amini is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Persian origin

Borrowed from Persian امینی

One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,302 people named Amini in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 981.

#20,408

rank among US surnames

1,302

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+32.7%

change since 2000 (was #24,007)

Who is named Amini

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

72% of people named Amini identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as two or more races and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Two or more races 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aminis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mustafa Amini
Australian association football player, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amini

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

Other Persian surnames

All 28 Persian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Amini come from?: Borrowed from Persian امینی
How common is the surname Amini?: 1,302 people in the United States had the surname Amini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,132 Americans. It ranked 20,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amini?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Amini identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Amini?: Mustafa Amini, Australian association football player.
Where is the surname Amini most common?: Wikidata records people named Amini in Australia.
Is the surname Amini getting more or less common?: More common. 981 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,302 in 2010, up 33%.