How common is the surname Sami?

1,117 people in the United States had the surname Sami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sami?

In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Sami identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Sami getting more or less common?

More common. 733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 52%.

Is Sami also a first name?

Yes. Sami 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 Sami

A surname, carried by 1,117 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500 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). Sami is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,117 people named Sami in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 733.

#22,906

rank among US surnames

1,117

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+52.4%

change since 2000 (was #30,161)

Who is named Sami

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

44% of people named Sami identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 44%
Asian and Pacific Islander 37%
Two or more races 8.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sami

Sami has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Sami?: 1,117 people in the United States had the surname Sami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sami?: In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Sami identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Sami getting more or less common?: More common. 733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 52%.
Is Sami also a first name?: Yes. Sami 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.