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    The surname Itani

    An Arabic surname, carried by 597 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex I350

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Itani is more common than 77% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Arabic عيتاني, a surname predominantly found in Lebanon. * Borrowed from Japanese 伊谷 (Itani).

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 597 people named Itani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 517,162 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 448.

    #37,341
    rank among US surnames
    597
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.3%
    change since 2000 (was #45,078)

    Who is named Itani

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

    85% of people named Itani identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as two or more races and 5.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Two or more races 6.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Itani come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Arabic عيتاني, a surname predominantly found in Lebanon. * Borrowed from Japanese 伊谷 (Itani).
    How common is the surname Itani?
    597 people in the United States had the surname Itani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 517,162 Americans. It ranked 37,341st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Itani?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Itani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Itani getting more or less common?
    More common. 448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 597 in 2010, up 33%.