Explore the Family Name Vallabhaneni

The meaning of Vallabhaneni

Indian (Andhra Pradesh): Kamma (agrarian) name from Telugu vallabha, a personal name + nayuni meaning ‘from’, referring to the descendants of an ancestor named Vallabha.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vallabhaneni has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 117,538 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had jumped to 56,588, showing an impressive rise of 51.86 percent. The number of people bearing this last name also expanded during this period, surging from 137 in 2000 to 361 in 2010, which constitutes a notable growth of 163.5 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname likewise increased by 140.0 percent over the same time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#117,538	#56,588	51.86%
Count	137	361	163.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.12	140%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vallabhaneni

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnic identity reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Vallabhaneni identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group represented 97.08 percent of all Vallabhanenis in 2000 and slightly less, at 96.4 percent, in 2010, marking a small decrease of 0.7 percent. Over these ten years, the number of Vallabhanenis identifying as White emerged, constituting 1.66 percent in 2010, although there were none in 2000. The categories of Two or More Races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native reported no change or data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	97.08%	96.4%	-0.7%
White	0%	1.66%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%