Shami

See also: shami

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَامِيّ (šāmiyy, “Syrian; Damascene”). This surname is predominantly found in Yemen and Iran.

Proper noun

Shami (plural Shamis)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shami is the 38532^nd 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shami”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.