Chaman Surname
Approximately 49,413 people bear this surname
Chaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 31,890 | 1:1,008 | 125 |
| Iran | 7,686 | 1:9,990 | 1,347 |
| Pakistan | 3,996 | 1:44,706 | 1,901 |
| India | 2,836 | 1:270,474 | 15,445 |
| Guatemala | 1,328 | 1:12,110 | 1,214 |
| Mexico | 391 | 1:317,458 | 6,981 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Peru | 335 | 1:94,878 | 6,194 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Mauritius | 37 | 1:34,957 | 6,870 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Belize | 23 | 1:15,455 | 1,591 |
| Guyana | 23 | 1:33,140 | 3,492 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Chamán (5) are calculated separately.
Chaman (151,476) may also be a first name.
Chaman Demographics
Average Chaman Salary in
United States
$43,358 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaman (Bengali: ছামান, Georgian: ჩამან, Hindi: चमन, Marathi: चमन, Oriya: ଚମନ, Russian: Чаман, Tibetan: ཅ་མན་) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Chamán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chaman is the 11,375th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 147,482 people. The surname Chaman occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chaman are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,932nd most common first name on earth It is held by 151,476 people.
Chaman is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 31,890 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Afghanistan Chaman is primarily found in: Kabul, where 20 percent are found, Ghazni, where 20 percent are found and Daykundi, where 18 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this surname is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Chaman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chaman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chaman surname increased 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chaman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chaman last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56% registered with the political party.
The amount Chaman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 82.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,316 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.15% more than the national average, earning R 285,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.24% more than the national average, earning $86,569 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaman in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩამან | chaman | - |
| Chaman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅ་མན་ | chamen | - |
| Chaman in the Hindi language | ||
| चमन | camana | 99.87 |
| ़चमन | camana | 0.01 |
| छमना | chamana | 0.01 |
| चमऩ | camana | 0.01 |
| चमण | camana | 0.01 |
| चमान | camana | 0.01 |
| ाचमन | acamana | 0 |
| चमां | camam | 0 |
| चम़न | camana | 0 |
| छमन | chamana | 0 |
| चमना | camana | 0 |
| शमन | samana | 0 |
| चामन | camana | 0 |
| यमन | yamana | 0 |
| Chaman in the Marathi language | ||
| चमन | camana | 86.29 |
| चमण | camana | 6.35 |
| चामन | camana | 1.93 |
| चामण | camana | 0.37 |
| िचमण | icamana | 0.37 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 0.37 |
| चमान | camana | 0.37 |
| छमन | chamana | 0.28 |
| हसन | hasana | 0.18 |
| वामन | vamana | 0.18 |
| जचमन | jacamana | 0.18 |
| चामान | camana | 0.18 |
| छाजवा | chajava | 0.18 |
| चमनाक | camanaka | 0.09 |
| हमथा | hamatha | 0.09 |
| चमनाउ | camana'u | 0.09 |
| िचमन | icamana | 0.09 |
| चंमन | cammana | 0.09 |
| छगन | chagana | 0.09 |
| चान्मान | canmana | 0.09 |
| मचमन | macamana | 0.09 |
| चमनाने | camanane | 0.09 |
| रामानी | ramani | 0.09 |
| कामन | kamana | 0.09 |
| चमनाजी | camanaji | 0.09 |
| रमनी | ramani | 0.09 |
| Chaman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚମନ | camana | 71.13 |
| ଚମାନ | camana | 10.65 |
| ଚାମାନ | camana | 7.9 |
| ଚମନ୍ | caman | 4.47 |
| ଚାମନ | camana | 3.78 |
| ଚମଣ | camana | 0.34 |
| ଚୁମନ | cumana | 0.34 |
| Chaman in the Bengali language | ||
| ছামান | chamana | 33.33 |
| চামন | camana | 33.33 |
| চমন | camana | 33.33 |
| Chaman in the Russian language | ||
| Чаман | caman | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chaman
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