Romani Surname

11,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Peru

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy16,1031:3,798362
Peru9,7911:3,246525
Iran4,7841:16,0502,086
Brazil3,4441:62,1592,318
Tanzania2,3201:22,8202,814
United States1,8411:196,88219,405
Argentina1,8331:23,3191,942
France1,1721:56,6757,542
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
Spain8681:53,8624,996
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Lebanon4071:13,8501,928
Russia2891:498,69646,002
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Indonesia2691:491,63340,334
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Colombia2151:222,2055,149
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
England1431:389,63727,109
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
Chile1241:142,0684,964
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Australia431:627,80744,139
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Lithuania371:82,01612,005
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Austria331:258,04330,255
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Luxembourg291:20,0194,535
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Wales181:171,91811,581
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Palestine141:324,91811,054
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Ireland61:784,82316,062
China61:227,886,92811,701
Panama51:782,45211,059
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
San Marino11:33,214932
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romaní9469/
Rohmani923,479/
Roumani922,657/
Romanis92455/
Romanyi92387/
Romaniz92256/
Rommani92254/
Romanio92244/
Romaniy92208/
Romaini9277/
Romagni9272/
Romanih9258/
Romanie9233/
Romanhi9225/
Romanni9221/
Rhomani9215/
Romhani9214/
Romanii929/
Roimani925/
Romanți925/
Romayni923/
Romanit923/
Romanoi922/
Romaniæ921/
Rromani921/
Roummani86569/
Roumanis86384/
Rohmaani86173/
Rosmanih86162/
Romhanyi86114/
Romanish8692/
Roumanni8663/
Roumanie8662/
Romanich8660/
Rohmaini8632/
Rosmanit8631/
Rotmaini8619/
Rosmayni8612/
Rhomaini865/
Romanais862/
Roomanie861/
Rosmanis861/
Romanith861/
Rotmanis861/
Roumaini861/
Romaigni861/
Roommani861/
Ramani8383,063/
Romana8314,259/
Romane836,683/
Romany835,294/
Romoni83393/
Romanh8310/
Rosmanith8098/
Romanaggi8025/
Rosmanich8024/
Romaneich802/
Romanoich801/
Rahmani77298,269/
Romaine775,132/
Roumane772,396/
Romaina772,072/
Romanet771,881/
Romanes771,561/
Romayna771,307/
Romagne77358/
Ramaini77222/
Rammani77211/
Ramanis77140/
Romaner77135/
Ramanni77128/
Ramaani77103/
Roomane7791/
Ramanid7785/
Roumana7784/
Rosmane7779/
Raamani7754/
Ramaniy7751/
Romanez7749/
Romonți7745/
Romanay7740/
Roomana7737/
Rramani7735/
Romhany7732/
Rhamani7732/
Ramanui7729/
Ramayni7727/
Ramanie7727/
Romayne7726/
Ramanii7722/
Ramanij7719/
Ramanai7718/
Rohmanj7717/
Ramanih7717/
Romanoa7715/
Ramanit7714/
Rommana7712/
Ramanip7712/
Romanee7710/
Roumany779/
Romaneh778/
Ramanio777/
Ramhani777/
Ramanei777/
Romaneț777/
Romanea776/
Romanny775/
Romaney775/
Ramomni775/
Rommane775/
Romanoy774/
Rományi774/
Romaneţ774/
Romainh774/
Ramangi773/
Ramamni773/
Romonit773/
Ramauni772/
Ramagni772/
Romaana772/
Rommany772/
Rohmany772/
Rhomany772/
Rosmoni772/
Romanyy771/
Hramani771/
Romanyo771/
Romanhy771/
Rhomane771/
Romeane771/
Romonie771/
Romainé771/
Romanaj771/
Romange771/
Romháni771/
Rommoni771/
Rotmane771/
Roomany771/
Roimane771/
Romanje771/
Romhane771/
Romań734/
Romanets715,549/
Rahamani714,387/
Rrahmani713,775/
Romhányi711,141/
Rahmaini71304/
Rousmane71247/
Rommaneh71224/
Ramanich71204/
Roomaney71203/
Roumagne71174/
Roumanet71126/
Rasmanis71125/
Raumanni7176/
Romanetz7175/
Romaines7166/
Raamaani7140/
Rommanee7137/
Roomanay7126/
Rotmanee7125/
Ramgaini7124/
Rahmanie7121/
Roumanes7120/
Romanecz7119/
Ramainis7113/
Romanesh7112/
Roymanee7111/
Ramahani719/
Ratmanis719/
Romaigne719/
Ramanaih717/
Ramanais717/
Rosmanee717/
Raammani716/
Ramaniph716/
Roumaine715/
Rahmanni715/
Roummane715/
Rahmanii714/
Ramanaai714/
Raumanis714/
Romanuha713/
Roitmane713/
Hrammani712/
Ramhanie712/
Rahmanui712/
Rahmanai712/
Rahmmani712/
Rahmanio712/
Rahmanhi712/
Ramanaid712/
Ramanije711/
Rahmaani711/
Ramaanni711/
Rammaani711/
Rammanni711/
Romanest711/
Romangay711/
Roumaina711/
Ramanaiy711/
Ramanidh711/
Rhommane711/
Raahmani711/
Romeanes711/
Romounie711/
Romanajh711/
Romaneas711/
Roymonie711/
Roumanès711/
Roumayne711/
Roummana711/
Roumouni711/
Rahmanei711/
Roumanaa711/
Rohmanee711/
Rojmanee711/
Roimaina711/
Romanech711/
Ramanhoi711/
Romasney710/
Ramana6781,084/
Ramoni6714,244/
Ramane678,929/
Romangaya67122/
Romony67107/
Ramany67102/
Romone6740/
Romány6739/
Roumaneas6728/
Ramanh6723/
Rhousmane6723/
Romona6720/
Romanetch6720/
Hramatnyi6720/
Rahmahani6713/
Rotmanner6711/
Rothmanee679/
Romañá678/
Rahmaaini676/
Romāne675/
Rautmanis674/
Rahamaani673/
Ramangnoi673/
Hromeanet672/
Romannets672/
Rrahamani672/
Romannych671/
Rahasmani671/
Rousmmane671/
Romanesch671/
Romanytch671/
Ramanj671/
Rahamanii671/
Rahamaniy671/
Română671/
Rrahmmani671/
Roummanet671/
Roumounie671/

Romani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romani in the Georgian language
რომანიromani-
Romani in the Marathi language
रोमानीromani66.67
रोमाणीromani14.81
रोमनीromani14.81
रोमणीromani1.85
Romani in the Hindi language
रोमानीromani56.25
रोमनीromani34.38
रोमणीromani9.38
Romani in the Oriya language
େରାମାନୀeramani43.75
େରାମଣୀeramani12.5
େରାମାନିeramani12.5
େରାମନୀeramani12.5
େରାମଣିeramani6.25
ରୁମାନୀrumani6.25
େରାମନିeramani6.25
Romani in the Bengali language
রোমানীromani33.33
রোমানিromani33.33
রোমনীromani33.33
Romani in the Russian language
Романиromani-

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