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The surname Ravi

A surname, carried by 1,385 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R100 Also a first name

Ravi: #19,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ravi #19,498, 1,385 people Ravi: #19,498 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ravi #19,498, 1,385 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ravi is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,385 people named Ravi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,921 Americans. That is up 122% since 2000, when the Census counted 623.

#19,498
rank among US surnames
1,385
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+122.3%
change since 2000 (was #34,399)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#19,489Pulsifer1,386222,760
#19,498Dubuque1,385222,921

Who is named Ravi

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

92% of people named Ravi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

  • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
  • White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
  • Two or more races 1.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ravi

Ravi has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

How common is the surname Ravi?
1,385 people in the United States had the surname Ravi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,921 Americans. It ranked 19,498th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ravi?
In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ravi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ravi getting more or less common?
More common. 623 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,385 in 2010, up 122%.
Is Ravi also a first name?
Yes. Ravi 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.