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
Saman Political Affiliation
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Saman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saman (Arabic: سامان, Bengali: সমন, Georgian: სამან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: समन, Marathi: समन, Oriya: ସମନ, Russian: Самань, Tibetan: ས་མན་) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Šaman, Săman, Samán, Şaman, Säman or Sámán. Click here for other possible spellings of Saman.
How Common Is The Last Name Saman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,938th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 114,944 people. Saman is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Saman live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saman is also the 2,656th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 390,351 people.
Saman is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9,562 people, or 1 in 13,831. In Indonesia Saman is most common 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 occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 11 percent are found.
Saman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Saman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saman surname expanded 1,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing 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 national average, with 55.96% registered to vote for the 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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