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    The surname Dani

    A Gujarati surname, carried by 616 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdæni/ 2 syllables Soundex D500 Also a first name

    Dani: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Dani #36,337, 616 people Dani: #36,337 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Dani #36,337, 616 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dani is more common than 77.6% of them.

    Origin

    Gujarati origin

    * As an Italian, Slovak (Dáni), Romanian, and German surname, from diminutives of the given name Daniel. * As an Albanian surname, from Dan, a short form of the Islamic name Ramadan. * As an Indian surname, borrowed from Gujarati દાણી (dāṇī), from Sanskrit दानिन् (dānin, “giving, generous”).

    One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 616 people named Dani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 478.

    #36,337
    rank among US surnames
    616
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.9%
    change since 2000 (was #42,677)

    Who is named Dani

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    49% of people named Dani identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 49%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 42%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Danis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Elhaida Dani
      Albanian singer, born 1993

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dani

    Dani has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

    Other Gujarati surnames

    All 18 Gujarati surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dani come from?
    * As an Italian, Slovak (Dáni), Romanian, and German surname, from diminutives of the given name Daniel. * As an Albanian surname, from Dan, a short form of the Islamic name Ramadan. * As an Indian surname, borrowed from Gujarati દાણી (dāṇī), from Sanskrit दानिन् (dānin, “giving, generous”).
    How common is the surname Dani?
    616 people in the United States had the surname Dani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. It ranked 36,337th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dani?
    In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Dani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Dani?
    Elhaida Dani, Albanian singer.
    Where is the surname Dani most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dani in Albania.
    How do you pronounce Dani?
    Dani is /ˈdæni/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Dani getting more or less common?
    More common. 478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 616 in 2010, up 29%.
    Is Dani also a first name?
    Yes. Dani is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.