How common is the surname Rami?

595 people in the United States had the surname Rami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. It ranked 37,442nd of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Rami?

Rami is /ɹɑː.mi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Rami getting more or less common?

More common. 423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 595 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Rami also a first name?

Yes. Rami 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 Rami

An Arabic surname, carried by 595 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɑː.mi/ 2 syllables Soundex R500 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). Rami is more common than 76.9% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

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 595 people named Rami in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 423.

#37,442

rank among US surnames

595

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+40.7%

change since 2000 (was #47,210)

Who is named Rami

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

53% of people named Rami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 53%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.9%
Two or more races 1.7%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rami

Rami has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rami come from?: Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin). This surname is predominantly found in Morocco and India.
How common is the surname Rami?: 595 people in the United States had the surname Rami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 518,900 Americans. It ranked 37,442nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rami?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Rami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Rami?: Rami is /ɹɑː.mi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Rami getting more or less common?: More common. 423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 595 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Rami also a first name?: Yes. Rami 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.