How common is the surname Momin?

2,935 people in the United States had the surname Momin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Momin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, up 109%.

Is Momin also a first name?

Yes. Momin 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 Momin

An Urdu surname, carried by 2,935 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M550 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). Momin is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

Urdu origin

Borrowed from Urdu مومِن (momin), borrowed from Classical Persian مُؤْمِن (mu'min), borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana). Doublet of mu'min.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,935 people named Momin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. That is up 109% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,405.

#10,851

rank among US surnames

2,935

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+108.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,239)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,844	Fedor	2,937	105,123
#10,847	Enlow	2,936	105,159
#10,851	Henriksen	2,935	105,194
#10,857	Munday	2,934	105,230
#10,860	Messmer	2,933	105,266

Who is named Momin

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

93% of people named Momin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Momin

Mumin

Momin has the Soundex code M550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M550.

Questions

Where does the surname Momin come from?: Borrowed from Urdu مومِن (momin), borrowed from Classical Persian مُؤْمِن (mu'min), borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana). Doublet of mu'min.
How common is the surname Momin?: 2,935 people in the United States had the surname Momin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Momin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Momin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Momin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, up 109%.
Is Momin also a first name?: Yes. Momin 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.