Romani Surname
Approximately 47,531 people bear this surname
Romani Surname Definition:
(Italian) One who came from Rome (four crossroads), or from within Rome's political sphere; one who has visited Rome.
Romani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 16,103 | 1:3,798 | 362 |
| Peru | 9,791 | 1:3,246 | 525 |
| Iran | 4,784 | 1:16,050 | 2,086 |
| Brazil | 3,444 | 1:62,159 | 2,318 |
| Tanzania | 2,320 | 1:22,820 | 2,814 |
| United States | 1,841 | 1:196,882 | 19,405 |
| Argentina | 1,833 | 1:23,319 | 1,942 |
| France | 1,172 | 1:56,675 | 7,542 |
| Morocco | 954 | 1:36,138 | 5,814 |
| Spain | 868 | 1:53,862 | 4,996 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Lebanon | 407 | 1:13,850 | 1,928 |
| Russia | 289 | 1:498,696 | 46,002 |
| India | 273 | 1:2,809,763 | 86,205 |
| Indonesia | 269 | 1:491,633 | 40,334 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Colombia | 215 | 1:222,205 | 5,149 |
| Mexico | 163 | 1:761,510 | 11,327 |
| England | 143 | 1:389,637 | 27,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 136 | 1:113,516 | 15,504 |
| Chile | 124 | 1:142,068 | 4,964 |
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Belgium | 104 | 1:110,545 | 16,500 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 1:429,888 | 10,240 |
| Lithuania | 37 | 1:82,016 | 12,005 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Luxembourg | 29 | 1:20,019 | 4,535 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Romaní (69) are calculated separately.
Romani (10,160) may also be a first name.
Romani Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) One who came from Rome (four crossroads), or from within Rome's political sphere; one who has visited Rome.
Romani Demographics
Average Romani Salary in
United States
$50,977 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Romani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Romani (Bengali: রোমানী, Georgian: რომანი, Hindi: रोमानी, Marathi: रोमानी, Oriya: େରାମାନୀ, Russian: Романи) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Romaní. For other possible spellings of Romani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Romani is the 11,822nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 153,322 people. The surname Romani is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Romani are found; 36 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 60,586th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 10,160 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 16,103 people, or 1 in 3,798. In Italy Romani is mostly found in: Lazio, where 31 percent reside, Tuscany, where 17 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name occurs in 110 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 21 percent reside and Iran, where 10 percent reside.
Romani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Romani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Romani surname expanded 92,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,589 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (97%) in Russia, Shiite (97%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Romani surname are 2.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Romani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning €24,538 per year; in Peru they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,040 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.29% less than the national average, earning R 151,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.39% less than the national average, earning $18,074,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $53,269 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Romani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romani in the Georgian language | ||
| რომანი | romani | - |
| Romani in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमानी | romani | 66.67 |
| रोमाणी | romani | 14.81 |
| रोमनी | romani | 14.81 |
| रोमणी | romani | 1.85 |
| Romani in the Hindi language | ||
| रोमानी | romani | 56.25 |
| रोमनी | romani | 34.38 |
| रोमणी | romani | 9.38 |
| Romani in the Oriya language | ||
| େରାମାନୀ | eramani | 43.75 |
| େରାମଣୀ | eramani | 12.5 |
| େରାମାନି | eramani | 12.5 |
| େରାମନୀ | eramani | 12.5 |
| େରାମଣି | eramani | 6.25 |
| ରୁମାନୀ | rumani | 6.25 |
| େରାମନି | eramani | 6.25 |
| Romani in the Bengali language | ||
| রোমানী | romani | 33.33 |
| রোমানি | romani | 33.33 |
| রোমনী | romani | 33.33 |
| Romani in the Russian language | ||
| Романи | romani | - |
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