Chairman Surname
Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname
Chairman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,054 | 1:168,067 | 10,446 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Chairman (1,629) may also be a first name.
Chairman Demographics
Average Chairman Salary in
South Africa
R 199,116
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chairman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chairman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chairman (Bengali: চেয়ারমেন, Marathi: चेअरमन, Oriya: େଚୟାରେମନ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chairman? popularity and diffusion
Chairman is the 330,832nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,512,552 people. Chairman occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chairman reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 191,171st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 1,629 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,054 people, or 1 in 168,067. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 23 percent live, Sokoto, where 15 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Chairman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chairman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chairman surname fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chairman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (68%) in Nigeria.
Chairman earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning R 199,116 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chairman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman in the Bengali language | ||
| চেয়ারমেন | ceyaramena | - |
| Chairman in the Marathi language | ||
| चेअरमन | ce'aramana | 93.1 |
| चैरमैन | cairamaina | 3.45 |
| चेरमन | ceramana | 3.45 |
| Chairman in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚୟାରେମନ | ecayaremana | 85.71 |
| େଚୟରମାନ | ecayaramana | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chairman
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