Shami
Appearance
See also: shami
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy, “Syrian; Damascene”). This surname is predominantly found in Yemen and Iran.
Proper noun
[edit]Shami (plural Shamis)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shami is the 38532nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 574 individuals. Shami is most common among White (73.52%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.29%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shami”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.