The Yamani surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 124 people carried this name — #135,593 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 115 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 76 people named Yamani 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.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Yamani.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 32 people named Yamani 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 Salta.
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.
Who carried it
People named Yamani,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ahmed Zaki Yamani 1930–2021 · politician -
Umara ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Yamani 1121–1174 · writer
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Abdullah Ibn Umar Badheeb Al Yamani 1814–1892 · ulema
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Hussein Bin Mohsen Alansari 1829–1910 · judge
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Ahmad Yamani 1924–2011 · politician
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Maher Al-Yamani 1949–2019 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Yamani.
When the index is not enough
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