Saman Forename
2,656th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 390,351 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Saman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 90% | 130,511 | 1:537 | 40 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 84,485 | 1:246 | 15 |
| Iran | 89% | 64,965 | 1:1,208 | 210 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 39,674 | 1:6,502 | 859 |
| Pakistan | 99% | 19,818 | 1:9,807 | 1,078 |
| India | 57% | 13,896 | 1:87,426 | 10,831 |
| Cambodia | 71% | 8,212 | 1:1,982 | 413 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 5,071 | 1:6,076 | 953 |
| Iraq | 94% | 4,649 | 1:7,532 | 727 |
| Qatar | 99% | 2,985 | 1:794 | 40 |
| Somalia | - | 2,713 | 1:4,986 | 612 |
| Ivory Coast | 70% | 1,824 | 1:12,651 | 1,274 |
| Afghanistan | 84% | 1,564 | 1:20,859 | 1,550 |
| United States | 70% | 1,377 | 1:263,280 | 8,554 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1,100 | 1:144,965 | 8,534 |
| Nepal | 51% | 1,090 | 1:26,135 | 2,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 931 | 1:7,682 | 865 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 656 | 1:46,418 | 3,890 |
| Canada | 98% | 573 | 1:57,824 | 3,630 |
| Sweden | 96% | 547 | 1:18,022 | 1,295 |
| England | 81% | 495 | 1:112,329 | 4,098 |
| Egypt | 100% | 477 | 1:192,664 | 7,172 |
| Oman | - | 272 | 1:15,105 | 1,488 |
| Netherlands | 86% | 188 | 1:89,905 | 4,862 |
| Poland | 100% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Philippines | 65% | 175 | 1:605,768 | 19,149 |
| Germany | 100% | 166 | 1:582,397 | 5,745 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 136 | 1:226,371 | 5,030 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 129 | 1:1,376,468 | 31,239 |
| Australia | - | 119 | 1:114,770 | 3,876 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 114 | 1:73,464 | 2,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 92 | 1:88,612 | 8,235 |
| Benin | 89% | 85 | 1:124,422 | 7,096 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 84 | 1:282,972 | 21,331 |
| Norway | 89% | 83 | 1:61,835 | 2,363 |
| Azerbaijan | 90% | 80 | 1:120,537 | 4,909 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| New Zealand | - | 53 | 1:85,586 | 3,840 |
| Russia | 100% | 48 | 1:3,004,869 | 17,521 |
| Denmark | - | 46 | 1:122,815 | 3,283 |
| Italy | 71% | 32 | 1:1,908,190 | 13,475 |
| Cameroon | 91% | 30 | 1:720,350 | 20,904 |
| France | 61% | 27 | 1:2,461,864 | 13,275 |
| Finland | 68% | 25 | 1:219,327 | 3,602 |
| Senegal | 100% | 22 | 1:662,789 | 7,565 |
| Spain | 100% | 22 | 1:2,114,998 | 11,922 |
| Zambia | - | 20 | 1:792,740 | 14,411 |
| Israel | 90% | 18 | 1:466,829 | 9,497 |
| Singapore | - | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Brazil | - | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Georgia | 67% | 15 | 1:249,231 | 6,179 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Belgium | 100% | 12 | 1:957,503 | 11,814 |
| South Korea | - | 12 | 1:462,035 | 12,149 |
| Syria | - | 11 | 1:1,755,098 | 3,737 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Japan | - | 10 | 1:12,798,606 | 38,248 |
| Burkina Faso | 56% | 9 | 1:2,042,163 | 43,570 |
| Djibouti | - | 9 | 1:101,740 | 979 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Fiji | - | 9 | 1:99,153 | 1,900 |
| Jordan | 64% | 9 | 1:980,753 | 5,354 |
| Mali | 100% | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Scotland | 87% | 9 | 1:594,485 | 7,010 |
| Ukraine | 78% | 9 | 1:5,055,545 | 8,900 |
| Austria | 80% | 7 | 1:1,216,314 | 8,086 |
| Hungary | 100% | 7 | 1:1,398,824 | 3,444 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 7 | 1:2,535,264 | 17,782 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 5 | 1:1,447,361 | 8,023 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Czechia | 96% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Niger | 100% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Venezuela | 50% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Guinea | - | 3 | 1:3,952,882 | 6,312 |
| Maldives | 67% | 3 | 1:144,634 | 3,056 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Brunei | 100% | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Mauritania | - | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Palestine | 50% | 2 | 1:2,275,029 | 4,783 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Şaman (103), Samán (2), Samàn (1), Sàmàn (1) & Sámán (1) are calculated separately.
Saman (63,401) may also be a surname.
Saman Forename Popularity
Saman Demographics
Saman Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 5 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Saman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saman in the Russian language | ||
| Саман | saman | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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