Explore the Family Name Zamani

The meaning of Zamani

Muslim (mainly Iran and Afghanistan): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Zaman. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohammad, Ali, Mahmood, Abbas, Fereidoun, Hossein, Kaveh, Marzieh, Mehran, Mohammed, Mostafa, Payam.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zamani has grown over a decade. In 2000, the surname had a rank of 33,563 which improved to a rank of 28,001 in 2010, indicating an increase in popularity by 16.57 percent. The count of people carrying this surname also grew from 641 in 2000 to 856 in 2010 – a rise of 33.54 percent. This reflects that for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Zamani surname increased by 20.83 percent between the two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#28,001	16.57%
Count	641	856	33.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.29	20.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zamani

The ethnicity distribution of the Zamani surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting changes over the years. Asians or Pacific Islanders with this surname saw a substantial increase of 76.97%, from 3.43% in 2000 to 6.07% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic also demonstrated a significant increase (107.39%), moving from 2.03% to 4.21%. Conversely, individuals with mixed racial identities saw a decrease by 16.42%, and those identifying as white decreased slightly by 1.34%. Additionally, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname rose from 0% to 1.17%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native population remained the same.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.27%	68.34%	-1.34%
Two or More Races	24.18%	20.21%	-16.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.43%	6.07%	76.97%
Hispanic	2.03%	4.21%	107.39%
Black	0%	1.17%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%