How common is the surname Saini?

3,711 people in the United States had the surname Saini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. It ranked 8,828th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Saini getting more or less common?

More common. 2,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,711 in 2010, up 85%.

The surname Saini

A Punjabi surname, carried by 3,711 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saini is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੈਣੀ (saiṇī).

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,711 people named Saini in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. That is up 85% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,006.

#8,828

rank among US surnames

3,711

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+85%

change since 2000 (was #13,825)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,822	Molitor	3,712	83,175
#8,828	Wolverton	3,711	83,197
#8,832	Mistry	3,710	83,220
#8,834	Stiltner	3,709	83,242

Who is named Saini

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

92% of people named Saini identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Saini

Saini has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Saini come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੈਣੀ (saiṇī).
How common is the surname Saini?: 3,711 people in the United States had the surname Saini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,197 Americans. It ranked 8,828th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saini?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Saini identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Saini getting more or less common?: More common. 2,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,711 in 2010, up 85%.