How Many People Have the Last Name Kim?
people had the surname Kim in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,124 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+68,285 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kim (94.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Kim ranks #2. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Kim grew from 194,067 people in 2000 to 262,352 in 2010 (up 35.2%), and its rank rose from #109 to #77.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 194,067 | 262,352 |
| Rank | #109 | #77 |
| Per 100,000 people | 71.94 | 88.94 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Kim
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Kim: K500
👤 Kim as a First Name
Kim is a first name too: about 180,958 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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