How common is the surname Imani?

562 people in the United States had the surname Imani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 549,369 Americans. It ranked 39,164th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Imani?

Blair Imani, American activist.

Where is the surname Imani most common?

Wikidata records people named Imani in the United States.

How do you pronounce Imani?

Imani is /ɪˈmɑni/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Imani getting more or less common?

More common. 311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 562 in 2010, up 81%.

Is Imani also a first name?

Yes. Imani 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.

The surname Imani

A Persian surname, carried by 562 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɪˈmɑni/ 3 syllables Soundex I550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Imani is more common than 75.9% of them.

Origin

Persian origin

Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).

One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 562 people named Imani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 549,369 Americans. That is up 81% since 2000, when the Census counted 311.

#39,164

rank among US surnames

562

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+80.7%

change since 2000 (was #60,557)

Who is named Imani

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

51% of people named Imani identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Imanis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Blair Imani
American activist, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Imani

Imani has the Soundex code I550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I550.

Other Persian surnames

All 28 Persian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Imani come from?: Borrowed from Swahili, from imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).
How common is the surname Imani?: 562 people in the United States had the surname Imani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 549,369 Americans. It ranked 39,164th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Imani?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Imani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Imani?: Blair Imani, American activist.
Where is the surname Imani most common?: Wikidata records people named Imani in the United States.
How do you pronounce Imani?: Imani is /ɪˈmɑni/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Imani getting more or less common?: More common. 311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 562 in 2010, up 81%.
Is Imani also a first name?: Yes. Imani 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.