Explore the Family Name Huamani

The meaning of Huamani

Amerindian (Peru): from a Castilianized form of the name of the Inca mountain god Wamani.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Huamani has significantly grown between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Huamani ranked as the 82,344th most common surname, however it jumped to the 48,800th spot by 2010, reflecting a significant increase in usage by 40.74%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 213 in 2000 to 432 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of more than 100%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname rose from 0.08 to 0.15 during the same period, indicating an 87.5% surge.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#48,800	40.74%
Count	213	432	102.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.15	87.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huamani

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Huamani surname identify themselves as Hispanic. This group represented 92.49% of the total in 2000 and slightly decreased to 90.97% in 2010. A small fraction identified as White, about 6.57% in 2000 and 6.25% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no record of individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, 1.39% of the Huamanis reported being of Black ethnicity. During this ten-year period, there were no recorded changes in the proportions of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those who belong to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.49%	90.97%	-1.64%
White	6.57%	6.25%	-4.87%
Black	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%