# Rahmani (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rahmani/  
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 Persian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,056 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,899 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 292,373 people |
| Change since 2000 | +53% (689 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Persian رحمانی

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rahmani 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) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 20% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rahmani in Algeria.

## People named Rahmani

- Miloud Rahmani, Algerian hurdler

## Similar surnames

Rahman, Ramon, Rehman, Raman, Rayman, Rahaman, Roman, Romano, Runyon, Romine, Runyan, Ronan.

## 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.