The Amani surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 391 people carried this name — #52,970 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 44% from 271 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 139 people named Amani live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 107 people named Amani live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
72 people named Amani live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Amani.
Most of them — 39 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
216 people named Amani are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Amani in American newspapers,
1906–1959.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,210 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Amani,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nikolai Amani 1872–1904 · composer -
Shahrbanoo Amani 1960– · politician -
Mojtaba Amani 1963– · diplomat -
Sandra Amani 1966– · writer -
Oliva Amani 1979– · association football coach -
Ehsan Amani 1958– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 27 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Amani.
- Amado 3,680 · U.S. census
- Amadon 414 · U.S. census
- Amador 22,370 · U.S. census
- Amalfitano 662 · U.S. census
- Aman 3,872 · U.S. census
- Amand 148 · U.S. census
- Amann 2,845 · U.S. census
- Amans 194 · U.S. census
- Amant 101 · U.S. census
- Amar 1,797 · U.S. census
- Amara 833 · U.S. census
- Amaral 9,567 · U.S. census
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