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Where Does The Last Name Chaman Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Chaman (Bengali: ছামান, Georgian: ჩამან, Hindi: चमन, Marathi: चमन, Oriya: ଚମନ, Russian: Чаман, Tibetan: ཅ་མན་) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Chamán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaman? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chaman is the 11,375^th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 147,482 people. The last name Chaman occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chaman reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,932^nd most common first name in the world, held by 151,476 people.

The surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 31,890 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 20 percent reside, Ghazni, where 20 percent reside and Daykundi, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Pakistan, where 8 percent reside.

Chaman Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chaman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaman Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Chaman are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% registered to vote for the 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.