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    The surname Sani

    An Italian patronymic surname, carried by 529 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sani is more common than 74.6% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    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”).

    Sani is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 529 people named Sani in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 583,640 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 377.

    #41,164
    rank among US surnames
    529
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.3%
    change since 2000 (was #51,809)

    Who is named Sani

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

    39% of people named Sani identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 29%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Two or more races 5.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sanis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dino Sani
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1932

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sani

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

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sani come from?
    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,…
    How common is the surname Sani?
    529 people in the United States had the surname Sani in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 583,640 Americans. It ranked 41,164th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sani?
    In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Sani identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Sani?
    Dino Sani, Brazilian footballer and manager.
    Where is the surname Sani most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sani in Brazil.
    What type of surname is Sani?
    Sani is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Sani getting more or less common?
    More common. 377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 529 in 2010, up 40%.