Find out how popular the last name Nizami is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nizami.

Nizami, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nizami surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nizami in America

Nizami is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nizami surname appeared 241 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nizami.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nizami to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Nizami

The surname Nizami originates from Persia, now modern-day Iran, and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Persian word "Nizami," which means "one who arranges or composes." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with poets, authors, or literary figures.

One of the earliest and most renowned individuals bearing this surname was Nizami Ganjavi, a celebrated Persian poet who lived from around 1141 to 1209 AD. He is considered one of the greatest romantic epic poets in Persian literature, and his works, such as Khosrow and Shirin, have been widely influential across the Middle East and Central Asia.

The name Nizami can be traced back to several historical manuscripts and records from the medieval period, including the works of the Persian historian Zahir al-Din Nishapuri, who mentions several individuals with the surname Nizami in his writings from the 13th century.

In the 14th century, there are records of a Persian philosopher and poet named Nizami Aruzi, who lived from around 1300 to 1370 AD. He was known for his contributions to the field of poetic meter and prosody, and his works were widely studied in literary circles of the time.

Another notable figure with the surname Nizami was Mirza Muhammad Taqi Nizami Isfahani, a Persian historian and biographer who lived from 1725 to 1817 AD. He is best known for his extensive biographical work on the lives of Persian poets and scholars, titled "Riaz al-Shuara."

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Nizami also appeared in various places across the Ottoman Empire, particularly in regions that were once part of the Persian cultural sphere, such as modern-day Turkey, Azerbaijan, and parts of Central Asia. This suggests that the name may have spread through the movement of people and cultural exchange within the region.

Throughout history, the surname Nizami has been associated with individuals from diverse fields, including literature, philosophy, and scholarship, reflecting the name's linguistic roots and its connection to the intellectual and artistic traditions of Persia and the broader Middle Eastern region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nizami

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nizami.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nizami was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Nizami has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nizami was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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