Chaban Surname
Approximately 22,002 people bear this surname
Chaban Surname User-submission:
Chaban is a Ukrainian and Russian surname, meaning 'shepherd', denoting someone who takes care of sheep (via Turkish çoban, meaning 'shepherd').
It is also an anglicization of Polish Czaban or Slavic Caban/Čaban, with the same meaning and etymology as the first definition; 'shepherd'.
Read More About This SurnameChaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 13,976 | 1:3,257 | 282 |
| Russia | 3,857 | 1:37,367 | 5,062 |
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Algeria | 413 | 1:93,539 | 14,240 |
| Kazakhstan | 408 | 1:43,339 | 5,663 |
| Belarus | 376 | 1:25,269 | 4,315 |
| Argentina | 326 | 1:131,115 | 11,106 |
| Transnistria | 204 | 1:2,327 | 328 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Slovakia | 166 | 1:32,147 | 5,747 |
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Iran | 148 | 1:518,801 | 30,373 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Thailand | 128 | 1:551,862 | 94,667 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Moldova | 57 | 1:62,480 | 8,624 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Syria | 13 | 1:1,484,694 | 8,122 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Chabán (4) are calculated separately.
Chaban (538) may also be a first name.
Chaban Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chaban is a Ukrainian and Russian surname, meaning 'shepherd', denoting someone who takes care of sheep (via Turkish çoban, meaning 'shepherd').
It is also an anglicization of Polish Czaban or Slavic Caban/Čaban, with the same meaning and etymology as the first definition; 'shepherd'.
It is also a rare variation of some Persian and/or Arabic surnames like Shaban or Shaaban, probably referring to the 8th month of the year used in the calendar (shaʿbān).
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Chaban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaban (Bengali: চবন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻌﺒﺎﻥ, Hindi: छबान, Marathi: छबन, Oriya: ଚବନ, Russian: Чабан) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Chabán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,545th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,222 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Chaban reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 363,474th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 538 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 13,976 people, or 1 in 3,257. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 17 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Chaban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chaban has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chaban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Chaban last name are 13.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chaban earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.34% more than the national average, earning $56,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $52,871 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaban in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻌﺒﺎﻥ | shban | - |
| Chaban in the Bengali language | ||
| চবন | cabana | - |
| Chaban in the Hindi language | ||
| छबान | chabana | 69.23 |
| छबन | chabana | 23.08 |
| चबन | cabana | 7.69 |
| Chaban in the Marathi language | ||
| छबन | chabana | 65 |
| चबन | cabana | 5.63 |
| छगन | chagana | 5.63 |
| बन | bana | 4.38 |
| चबान | cabana | 3.75 |
| चाबन | cabana | 3.75 |
| बबन | babana | 3.13 |
| छाबन | chabana | 3.13 |
| छ्बन | chbana | 2.5 |
| घबन | ghabana | 1.25 |
| छबु | chabu | 0.63 |
| बाबन | babana | 0.63 |
| छलन | chalana | 0.63 |
| Chaban in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚବନ | cabana | 50 |
| ଚାବନ | cabana | 33.33 |
| ଚବାନ | cabana | 16.67 |
| Chaban in the Russian language | ||
| Чабан | caban | - |
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