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 Saman Salary in
United States
$46,193 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 appear as: Šaman, Săman, Samán, Şaman, Säman or Sámán. Click here for further possible spellings of Saman.
How Common Is The Last Name Saman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,938th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 114,944 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Saman are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,656th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 390,351 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9,562 people, or 1 in 13,831. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 17 percent are found, Central Java, where 8 percent are found and Banten, where 6 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 11 percent are found.
Saman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saman last name grew 1,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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 those bearing the Saman last name are 9.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.96% registered with 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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