How common is the surname Jani?

1,704 people in the United States had the surname Jani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jani getting more or less common?

More common. 1,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 50%.

Is Jani also a first name?

Yes. Jani 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 Jani

A surname, carried by 1,704 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J500 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). Jani is more common than 89.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,704 people named Jani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,134.

#16,765

rank among US surnames

1,704

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+50.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,479)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,761	Kafka	1,705	181,082
#16,765	Curtsinger	1,704	181,189

Who is named Jani

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

78% of people named Jani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jani

Jani has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.

Questions

How common is the surname Jani?: 1,704 people in the United States had the surname Jani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jani?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Jani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jani getting more or less common?: More common. 1,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 50%.
Is Jani also a first name?: Yes. Jani 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.