The Miani surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 182 people carried this name — #99,378 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 17% from 155 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 464 people named Miani 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Miani.
35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
77 people named Miani live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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.
Who carried it
People named Miani,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Miani 1810–1872 · explorer -
Michele Miani 1888–1980 · politician -
Valeria Miani 1560–1620 · writer
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Valeria Miani 1563–1620 · writer
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Hieronimo Miani 1700– · painter
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Nicola Miani 1799– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Miani.
- Meyers 57,127 · U.S. census
- Meylan 167 · U.S. census
- Meynard 177 · U.S. census
- Meziere 277 · U.S. census
- Mezza 217 · U.S. census
- Mian 1,735 · U.S. census
- Miara 158 · U.S. census
- Mical 343 · U.S. census
- Micallef 881 · U.S. census
- Micciche 842 · U.S. census
- Miccoli 141 · U.S. census
- Miceli 4,708 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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