Saman Surname
Approximately 63,401 people bear this surname
Saman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 9,562 | 1:13,831 | 1,740 |
| Malaysia | 7,665 | 1:3,848 | 573 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,017 | 1:2,965 | 405 |
| Thailand | 4,985 | 1:14,170 | 990 |
| Somalia | 4,705 | 1:2,859 | 283 |
| Turkey | 3,895 | 1:19,980 | 2,368 |
| Iran | 2,299 | 1:33,398 | 3,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,107 | 1:14,644 | 2,044 |
| Peru | 1,964 | 1:16,183 | 2,023 |
| Kenya | 1,608 | 1:28,719 | 3,179 |
| Pakistan | 1,528 | 1:116,914 | 3,491 |
| India | 1,502 | 1:510,696 | 25,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,328 | 1:17,373 | 1,346 |
| Egypt | 1,312 | 1:70,073 | 6,466 |
| Cambodia | 1,276 | 1:12,137 | 1,034 |
| Philippines | 1,268 | 1:79,841 | 13,812 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| United Arab Emirates | 929 | 1:9,863 | 1,239 |
| United States | 552 | 1:656,629 | 52,580 |
| Afghanistan | 546 | 1:58,889 | 1,919 |
| Syria | 521 | 1:37,046 | 2,251 |
| Iraq | 472 | 1:74,198 | 2,487 |
| Jordan | 412 | 1:21,462 | 3,094 |
| Nigeria | 398 | 1:445,082 | 22,799 |
| Netherlands | 321 | 1:52,608 | 9,020 |
| Brunei | 306 | 1:1,368 | 275 |
| Ukraine | 264 | 1:172,434 | 23,711 |
| Romania | 258 | 1:77,821 | 9,192 |
| Benin | 246 | 1:42,015 | 5,396 |
| Lebanon | 243 | 1:23,198 | 2,662 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| Ecuador | 233 | 1:68,265 | 5,350 |
| Israel | 233 | 1:36,728 | 5,076 |
| Belgium | 225 | 1:51,096 | 8,348 |
| Yemen | 220 | 1:120,115 | 6,642 |
| Qatar | 218 | 1:10,817 | 1,186 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| Argentina | 200 | 1:213,717 | 17,610 |
| Papua New Guinea | 184 | 1:44,314 | 5,438 |
| Palestine | 112 | 1:40,615 | 4,676 |
| Suriname | 109 | 1:5,070 | 1,155 |
| Venezuela | 82 | 1:368,342 | 7,849 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Spain | 45 | 1:1,038,934 | 38,115 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Šaman (135), Săman (58), Samán (15), Şaman (2), Säman (1) & Sámán (28) are calculated separately.
Saman (390,351) may also be a first name.
Saman Demographics
Average Male Saman Height
179.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saman (Arabic: سامان, Bengali: সমন, Georgian: სამან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: समन, Marathi: समन, Oriya: ସମନ, Russian: Самань, Tibetan: ས་མན་) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šaman, Săman, Samán, Şaman, Säman or Sámán. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,938th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 114,944 people. The surname Saman is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Saman reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,656th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 390,351 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 9,562 people, or 1 in 13,831. In Indonesia Saman is most numerous in: West Java, where 17 percent reside, Central Java, where 8 percent reside and Banten, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 107 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 11 percent reside.
Saman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saman surname rose 1,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Saman surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (49%) in Lebanon, Christian (86%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Saman are 9.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Saman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,319 per year; in South Africa they earn 165.77% more than the national average, earning R 631,572 per year; in United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saman in the Georgian language | ||
| სამან | saman | - |
| Saman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻥ | alsman | - |
| Saman in the Marathi language | ||
| समन | samana | 75.23 |
| सामन | samana | 5.96 |
| समान | samana | 3.91 |
| समााान | samaaana | 2.05 |
| सामण | samana | 1.68 |
| समण | samana | 1.12 |
| सामान | samana | 1.12 |
| सुमन | sumana | 0.93 |
| समाा | samaa | 0.93 |
| समाने | samane | 0.37 |
| सावनी | savani | 0.37 |
| मण | mana | 0.37 |
| रमण | ramana | 0.37 |
| माने | mane | 0.19 |
| शामन | samana | 0.19 |
| समां | samam | 0.19 |
| मान | mana | 0.19 |
| रामन | ramana | 0.19 |
| मन | mana | 0.19 |
| समज | samaja | 0.19 |
| रमन | ramana | 0.19 |
| समं | samam | 0.19 |
| समना | samana | 0.19 |
| Saman in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମନ | samana | 65.33 |
| ସାମାନ | samana | 15.19 |
| ସମାନ | samana | 7.16 |
| ସାମନ | samana | 6.88 |
| ସାମାନ୍ | saman | 2.58 |
| ସମଁା | samama | 0.57 |
| ଶାମନ | samana | 0.29 |
| ସାମାଦ | samada | 0.29 |
| ସମନ୍ | saman | 0.29 |
| ସୁମନ | sumana | 0.29 |
| ସାମୁନା | samuna | 0.29 |
| ସାମଣ | samana | 0.29 |
| Saman in the Hindi language | ||
| समन | samana | 63.77 |
| समां | samam | 15.22 |
| सामन | samana | 6.96 |
| समान | samana | 5.33 |
| सामां | samam | 3.65 |
| सामं | samam | 1.26 |
| समाँ | samam | 0.88 |
| समण | samana | 0.3 |
| सामान | samana | 0.27 |
| सुमन | sumana | 0.23 |
| सामण | samana | 0.08 |
| शमां | samam | 0.08 |
| स्मन | smana | 0.04 |
| सामाण | samana | 0.04 |
| समा | sama | 0.04 |
| अमन | amana | 0.04 |
| सामाँ | samam | 0.04 |
| सामँ | samam | 0.04 |
| सावन | savana | 0.04 |
| शमना | samana | 0.04 |
| Saman in the Bengali language | ||
| সমন | samana | 56.67 |
| সমান | samana | 16.67 |
| সামান | samana | 10 |
| সামন | samana | 6.67 |
| সৈমন | saimana | 3.33 |
| ছামান | chamana | 3.33 |
| স্বমন | sbamana | 3.33 |
| Saman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་མན་ | samen | 50 |
| བསོད་ནམས་ | sönam | 50 |
| Saman in the Russian language | ||
| Самань | saman | - |
| Saman in the Arabic language | ||
| سامان | saman | - |
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Footnotes
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