How common is the surname Rani?

1,415 people in the United States had the surname Rani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,195 Americans. It ranked 19,189th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Rani getting more or less common?

More common. 702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,415 in 2010, up 102%.

Is Rani also a first name?

Yes. Rani 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 Rani

A surname, carried by 1,415 people in the United States.

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). Rani is more common than 88.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,415 people named Rani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,195 Americans. That is up 102% since 2000, when the Census counted 702.

#19,189

rank among US surnames

1,415

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+101.6%

change since 2000 (was #31,235)

Who is named Rani

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

93% of people named Rani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rani

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

Questions

How common is the surname Rani?: 1,415 people in the United States had the surname Rani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,195 Americans. It ranked 19,189th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rani?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Rani identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Rani getting more or less common?: More common. 702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,415 in 2010, up 102%.
Is Rani also a first name?: Yes. Rani 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.