Chaldean Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Chaldean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 235 | 1:37,627 | 4,329 |
| Yemen | 173 | 1:152,747 | 7,554 |
| Lebanon | 107 | 1:52,683 | 4,277 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Chaldean (29) may also be a first name.
Chaldean Demographics
Chaldean Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Chaldean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaldean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaldean (Arabic: الكلداني) is found most in Jordan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaldean? popularity and diffusion
Chaldean is the 562,869th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chaldean live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 29 people.
Chaldean is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 37,627. In Jordan Chaldean is primarily concentrated in: Madaba Governorate, where 54 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 39 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 6 percent are found. Not including Jordan it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 31 percent are found and Lebanon, where 19 percent are found.
Chaldean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (81%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaldean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaldean in the Arabic language | ||
| الكلداني | alkldany | - |
| كلداني | kldany | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chaldean
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