# Sani (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sani/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 529 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,164 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 583,640 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (377 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community. * Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sani 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) | 39% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 29% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sani in Brazil.

## People named Sani

- Dino Sani, Brazilian footballer and manager

## Similar surnames

Sain, Saini, Soni, San, Sano, Saine, Sane, Sanna, Swan, Shan, Sami, Sawin.

## 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.