Find out how popular the last name Kazmi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kazmi.

Kazmi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kazmi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kazmi in America

Kazmi is the 20627th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kazmi surname appeared 1,284 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kazmi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kazmi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kazmi

The surname "KAZMI" has its origins in South Asia, specifically in the regions that are now part of modern-day India and Pakistan. The name is derived from the Arabic word "Qazmi," which means someone from the city of Qazvin or Qazwin, an ancient city located in the northwestern part of present-day Iran.

The Kazmi surname is believed to have its roots in the 11th century, when a large number of people from Qazvin migrated to the Indian subcontinent during the reign of the Ghaznavid Empire. These migrants, known as Qazvinis, settled in various parts of India and gradually adopted the surname Kazmi, which became a common surname among the Muslim community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kazmi surname can be found in the 16th-century Persian manuscript, "Tuzk-e-Jahangiri," written by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. The manuscript mentions a prominent scholar and physician named Hakim Ali Gilani Kazmi, who served in the court of Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, and later became a respected figure during Jahangir's reign.

In the 17th century, another notable figure with the Kazmi surname was Shaikh Nizamuddin Kazmi, a Sufi saint and scholar from the Deccan region of India. He was known for his contributions to the Islamic sciences and his writings on Sufism.

During the 18th century, the Kazmi surname gained further prominence with the rise of the Nawab of Awadh dynasty in the northern Indian region of Awadh (present-day Uttar Pradesh). One of the most influential figures from this period was Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula Kazmi, who ruled Awadh from 1775 to 1797 and was known for his patronage of art, architecture, and culture.

Another notable Kazmi from the 19th century was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Kazmi, a renowned Muslim philosopher, educator, and social reformer. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Aligarh Muslim University and is considered one of the most influential figures in the Indian Muslim renaissance.

In the 20th century, one of the most prominent Kazmis was Dr. Rafi Ahmed Kazmi, a Pakistani diplomat and statesman who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1957 to 1958.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kazmi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kazmi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kazmi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kazmi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kazmi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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