23 Most Common American Indian and Alaskan Native Last Names Beginning with K

In this section of the site we have data on the most common American Indian and Alaskan Native last names beginning with K in the United States. These names are taken directly from the most recent census data.

Currently, the most popular American Indian and Alaskan Native last name beginning with K in America is Kingbird, with a total count of 477 people who have the surname. The surname Kingbird occurs roughly 0 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames ending starting with K with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "American Indian and Alaskan Native".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
44957 KINGBIRD 477 3.56% (S) (S) 87.63% 5.45% 2.94%
72568 KEAMS 268 2.99% (S) (S) 92.16% 2.61% (S)
75564 KINGFISHER 255 12.94% (S) (S) 75.69% 8.63% 2.35%
85049 KEPLIN 220 20.91% (S) 0.00% 73.18% 4.09% (S)
94730 KISTO 193 11.40% 3.63% (S) 76.17% (S) 5.70%
95115 KANUHO 192 (S) (S) 0.00% 95.83% (S) (S)
98982 KAULAITY 183 3.28% (S) (S) 68.85% 15.85% 11.48%
103655 KAMEROFF 173 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 90.75% 6.36% (S)
107669 KESSAY 165 3.03% 0.00% (S) 89.09% 5.45% (S)
109258 KAQUATOSH 162 11.11% (S) (S) 75.31% 4.94% 8.02%
120187 KEYONNIE 144 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 99.31% 0.00% (S)
121590 KELLYWOOD 142 5.63% 0.00% 0.00% 90.14% (S) (S)
121590 KALLESTEWA 142 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.89% (S) (S)
129825 KILLSNIGHT 131 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 94.66% 3.82% (S)
137327 KILLSINWATER 122 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 95.90% 4.10% 0.00%
139228 KITCHEYAN 120 (S) (S) 0.00% 95.00% 0.00% 4.17%
145220 KEETO 114 0.00% (S) 0.00% 92.98% (S) 5.26%
146201 KOKRINE 113 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 91.15% 7.08% (S)
147253 KINDELAY 112 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 94.64% 0.00% 5.36%
149395 KALMAKOFF 110 4.55% (S) 0.00% 88.18% 5.45% (S)
154907 KOMPKOFF 105 10.48% (S) 4.76% 72.38% 10.48% (S)
158432 KATCHATAG 102 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 87.25% 8.82% (S)
159712 KEESWOOD 101 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 94.06% (S) (S)

Table Key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

Other Last Name Letters

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Last Names by Ancestry

If you want to search for different ethnicity or ancestry, we also have pages that will let you find last names beginning with K (or any other letter) based on a specific ancestry.

White

The links below will let you research white last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Black

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Hispanic

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Asian and Pacific Islander

The links below will let you research Asian and Pacific Islander last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

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