The Rahmani surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,056 people carried this name — #23,899 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 53% from 689 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
740 people named Rahmani live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 570 people named Rahmani.
Most of them — 365 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 570 people named Rahmani 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 Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Rahmani in American newspapers,
1899–1959.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rahmani,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani 1848–1929 · archbishop -
Mohammad-Ali Rahmani 1953– · politician -
Khalid Saifullah Rahmani 1956– · writer -
Reza Rahmani 1966– · politician -
Saeed Rahmani 1967– · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 67 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rahmani.
- Rague 108 · U.S. census
- Ragusa 2,528 · U.S. census
- Rahal 614 · U.S. census
- Rahier 210 · U.S. census
- Rahim 2,601 · U.S. census
- Rahm 1,624 · U.S. census
- Rai 5,295 · U.S. census
- Raia 1,559 · U.S. census
- Raimond 182 · U.S. census
- Raimondi 2,418 · U.S. census
- Raimondo 819 · U.S. census
- Rain 915 · U.S. census
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