Explore the Family Name Samimi

The meaning of Samimi

Muslim (Iran and Afghanistan): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Ṣamīm, an Arabic name meaning ‘pure, sincere, just’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Samimi has shown an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Samimi was ranked 68,360th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 55,619th spot. This is a significant increase of 18.64% in rank. In terms of count, there were 269 individuals with the surname Samimi in 2000, and this figure grew by 37.17% to 369 in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a substantial growth of 30%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,360	#55,619	18.64%
Count	269	369	37.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Samimi

Looking at ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that people with the surname Samimi identify as part of various ethnicities. From 2000 to 2010, the number identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 0% to 2.17%. Those who identified with two or more races rose by 16.37% to reach 20.33% in 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Samimi identified as White which decreased from 79.93% in 2000 to 74.80% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic showed a positive change of 21.52%, increasing from 2.23% to 2.71%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.93%	74.8%	-6.42%
Two or More Races	17.47%	20.33%	16.37%
Hispanic	2.23%	2.71%	21.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.17%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%