Explore the Family Name Fahmi

The meaning of Fahmi

Arabic: from a personal name based on Arabic fahmī ‘intelligent, quick-witted’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fahmi has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Fahmi was ranked 112,967th in terms of popularity but improved to a rank of 79,075 by 2010, a positive change of 30 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname increased 67.36 percent from 144 to 241 people during this period. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Fahmi per 100,000 US residents also grew from 0.05 to 0.08, marking a 60 percent rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#112,967	#79,075	30%
Count	144	241	67.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.08	60%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fahmi

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Fahmi also saw changes over the decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the largest ethnic group with this surname was White at 61.81 percent, which increased to 75.52 percent by 2010. The proportion of Asians/Pacific Islanders with this surname witnessed slight growth from 10.42 percent to 11.62 percent. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased significantly from 12.5 percent to 6.22 percent. A new appearance in the 2010 Census was the Hispanic category, accounting for 2.9 percent of individuals with this surname. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 14.58 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.81%	75.52%	22.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.42%	11.62%	11.52%
Black	12.5%	6.22%	-50.24%
Hispanic	0%	2.9%	0%
Two or More Races	14.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%