# Ahmadi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ahmadi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic or Persian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,285 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,344 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 135,118 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (1,548 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَدِيّ (ʔaḥmadiyy) or Persian احمدی. By surface analysis, Ahmad + -i.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ahmadi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 24% |

## Similar surnames

Ahmed, Ahmad, Amado, Ahumada, Amato, Amodeo, Ando, Andaya, Aamodt, Ante.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.