Explore the Family Name Ramani

The meaning of Ramani

1. Indian (Gujarat): Sindhi name, from an ancestral personal name containing the element Ram + the suffix -ani ‘descendant of’ (see Ani). 2. Albanian: from the Albanian Muslim personal name Raman (definite form Ramani), which is an altered form of Rrahman (see Rahman).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ramani has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ramani was ranked as the 50,178th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 31,724th spot, marking a change of approximately 36.78%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 392 in 2000 to 728 in 2010, an increase of 85.71%. This demonstrates that for every 100,000 people, there were 0.15 individuals named Ramani in 2000 and 0.25 in 2010, representing a 66.67% growth in proportion.

20002010Change
Rank#50,178#31,72436.78%
Count39272885.71%
Proportion per 100k0.150.2566.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ramani

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ramani. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of those carrying the Ramani surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with proportions increasing slightly from 82.14% to 83.79%. There was a decrease in individuals identifying as two or more races, dropping from 6.63% in 2000 to 2.20% in 2010. There was a slight increase in individuals identifying as White, rising from 10.71% to 12.36%. No individuals identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, at 1.10%.

20002010Change
Asian/Pacific Islander82.14%83.79%2.01%
White10.71%12.36%15.41%
Two or More Races6.63%2.2%-66.82%
Black0%1.1%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%