# Rami (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rami/  
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 Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 595 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,442 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 518,900 people |
| Change since 2000 | +41% (423 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɑː.mi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin). This surname is predominantly found in Morocco and India.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rami 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) | 29% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 53% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Ramey, Ream, Ram, Ramm, Rahm, Rama, Ramo, Rahim, Raine, Rahimi, Rani, Rain.

## 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.