Kin is used as a family name or surname in Uganda. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kin
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Uganda
Meaning: Name focused primarily in Moselle. Varientes: Kinn, Kinne, Kien Kihn, Koen, Koene. This is probably an old personal name of Germanic origin, Kuono (= bold, brave). The relationship with the German Kind (= child) is less likely.

How popular is Kin?

Kin is common in Uganda.

Kin is ranked 11478 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kins grew by 26.93431 per cent to 1739 since 2000 and ranked 16519 after elevating 2050 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 60.21 57.66
White 28.29 32.92
Hispanic or Latino 6.33 4.53
Black 2.99 2.19
Kin is quite popular family name mostly used in Myanmar while Macau is ahead in terms of density. Around 46638 people have been found who wears Kin as their family name. Kin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
44,793 Kyrgyzstan10
33,253 New Zealand9
78,633 Czech Republic9
28,661 Serbia8
16,722 Nigeria8
5,340 Iceland6
26,825 Georgia5
9,053 Senegal5
3,904 Ivory Coast4
8,689 Pakistan4
4,529 Mauritius3
14,193 Egypt3
9,077 Lithuania3
11,532 Croatia3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
1,472 The Bahamas2
3,940 Ethiopia2
26,532 Chile2
20,837 Venezuela2
17,547 Colombia2
21,929 Algeria2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
5,139 Bolivia2
5,671 Guatemala2
28,232 Morocco2
17,692 Armenia2
4,744 Macedonia2
4,231 Jamaica2
2,211 Brunei1
15,705 Cameroon1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,057 Isle of Man1
47,891 Norway1
215 Palau1
77,122 Sweden1
2,309 Monaco1
17,575 Kuwait1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
3,307 Malta1
2,935 Madagascar1
1,879 Belize1
37,493 Austria1
29,595 Iran1
15,162 Costa Rica1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
1,818 Guernsey1
25,746 Finland1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
3,586 Honduras1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
12,741 Ecuador1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
38,841 Scotland1
49,101 Denmark1
7,790 Zambia1
1,179 Swaziland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
10,683 Cyprus1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
21,562 Portugal1
7,110 Bosnia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,769 Japan46
63,662 Spain26
3,873 Thailand24
11,387 Ireland22
12,190 Azerbaijan15
602 South Korea14
29,987 Moldova12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
72,056 Italy78
3,193 Estonia77
18,807 Belarus74
5,963 Latvia58
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Kin:
6,351 Poland955
570 Taiwan753
44,950 India706
137 Macau644
6,125 Uzbekistan605
9,650 Ukraine592
25,252 Philippines516
12,715 South Africa493
26,547 Brazil461
10,396 Mexico445
26,927 France367
8,147 Kazakhstan334
1,322 Singapore331
7,729 Ghana320
12,111 Canada318
17,266 Argentina314
9,216 Netherlands306
19,128 England280
12,824 Australia214
11,417 Greece172
10,721 Belgium171
7,679 Israel141
535 China110
Countries with thousands of Kin:
360 Myanmar8,679
516 Vietnam5,962
453 Cambodia5,472
1,208 Malaysia2,580
3,768 Germany2,354
15,566 United States2,152
8,890 Russia2,069
3,165 Kenya1,805
8,284 Indonesia1,576
6,511 Turkey1,293
310 Hong Kong1,293
4,327 Uganda1,120
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Anne Kin was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 3, 1851. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Lady Hobart from Liverpool.

Kin Namesakes

  • Abbot Kinney, Conservationist
  • Abby C. King, Professor
  • Abdellah El Kinani, Mathematician
  • Coretta Scott King, Author
  • Abdulrahman Kinana, Tanzanian Politician
  • Abe King, Basketball player
  • Abel, King of Denmark, King
  • Phil King, Cricket Player
  • Coretta Scott King, Author
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Minister
  • Matt Kin, from 2004 comedy and romance flick Ratstar, who played the Orson.

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