Explore the Family Name Sultani

The meaning of Sultani

Muslim: from the Arabic adjective sulṭānī ‘pertaining to a sultan’, or a surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Sultan.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Sultani' significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Sultani' was ranked 66,676 in terms of prevalence among all surnames, but by 2010 it had jumped to a rank of 47,706. This constitutes an impressive rise of 28.45%. Also noteworthy is the count of people bearing the surname, which rose from 277 in 2000 to 444 in 2010, marking a substantial increase of 60.29%. The proportion per 100,000 also saw significant growth, climbing by 50% from 0.1 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#47,706	28.45%
Count	277	444	60.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.15	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sultani

The ethnic identity tied to the surname 'Sultani' also saw shifts during this period, as shown by Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, increasing by 91% from 5.78% to 11.04%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races slightly decreased by 0.55%, registering at 36.26% in 2010 from 36.46% in 2000. The proportion of those identifying as White dropped by 12.10%, standing at 48.87% in 2010 compared to 55.60% in 2000. The Hispanic demographic saw a rise of 55.76%, moving from 2.17% to 3.38%. No changes were recorded for the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics, maintaining their 2000 levels in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.6%	48.87%	-12.1%
Two or More Races	36.46%	36.26%	-0.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.78%	11.04%	91%
Hispanic	2.17%	3.38%	55.76%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%