Explore the Family Name Rajani

The meaning of Rajani

Indian (Gujarat): Lohana name, from raja ‘king’ (Sanskrit rājā) + -ani, an adjectival suffix denoting derivation from (‘descendant of’; see Ani). This name is also found among people from Sindh, Pakistan, who have migrated to India.

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

Popularity: According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Rajani has increased in popularity within the United States over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 69,201 in popularity with a count of 265 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 53,316, indicating a rise by approximately 22.95 percent. Furthermore, the total count of individuals with this surname also grew from 265 to 388, signifying an impressive increase of about 46.42 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#53,316	22.95%
Count	265	388	46.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rajani

Ethnicity: Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rajani predominantly lies within the Asian or Pacific Islander community. In 2000, 85.66 percent of those bearing the Rajani surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and this percentage saw a positive growth of 7.11 percent to reach 91.75 percent by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 31.79 percent during the same timeframe. Notably, there was a new appearance of Hispanic identification, recorded at 2.06 percent in 2010. However, the census data shows that no individuals identified as being of two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.66%	91.75%	7.11%
White	7.55%	5.15%	-31.79%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Two or More Races	6.42%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%