Explore the Family Name Dhami

The meaning of Dhami

Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. Dhami was the name of a princely state in the former Punjab Hill States area, now part of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.

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How common is the last name Dhami in the United States?

The surname Dhami has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Dhami ranked 49,057 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 32,365, marking an impressive rise of 34.03%. The number of people with the Dhami surname also surged during this period, with a count of 403 in 2000 rising to 711 in 2010—a change of 76.43%. This upward trend is reflected in the proportion per 100k, which increased from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010, a growth rate of 60.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#32,365	34.03%
Count	403	711	76.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.24	60%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dhami

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Dhami also evolved between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 90.57% of those with the Dhami surname were of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, and this figure increased slightly to 92.55% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Dhami surnames associated with two or more races dropped from 4.47% to 2.11%, a decrease of 52.80%. There was a minor increase in those identifying as white, from 3.97% in 2000 to 4.22% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying as Hispanic, black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.57%	92.55%	2.19%
White	3.97%	4.22%	6.3%
Two or More Races	4.47%	2.11%	-52.8%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%