Saman

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Saman is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name24K records spelled Saman5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Sam'An, Şaman

• English given name24K records spelled Saman14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Şaman, Sam'An, Sam-An, S-Aman, Samán

• Turkish surname14K records spelled Saman17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, United States, Iraq, Sweden

  Languages: Turkish, Arabic, Azerbaijani

  Also written Şaman, Chaman, Çəmən, Sam'An, Sâmân

• Persian given name7.5K records spelled Saman9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Iran, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Sāmān, Ozgoren, ُsaman, Şaman, Samán

• Sinhala given name6.7K records spelled Saman9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sri Lanka, United States, India, United Kingdom

  Also written සමන්, Šámàń, සමන, Samán, සමීන්

• a separate given name4.9K records spelled Saman10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Iran, Pakistan

  Also written Samán, Šaman, Şaman, Sămăn, Sāmān

• French given name2.9K records spelled Saman6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Belgium, Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Şaman, Sámán, Šaman, Samán, Samān

69 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Saman is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Swedish, Saman är ett persiskt och kurdiskt namn som betyder ’pris, värde’.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Arabic, price, value

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• price; value, an Arabic

  as a name·Muslim baby names (our 2,000 meaningful and beautiful names for boys and girls) English-Urdu with Roman

• Jasmine

  as a name·Dictionary of Islamic Names

• In Arabic, price, value. ¥y Oo y%Sl5 Galil! 1yta5 Sa Sols Las ebb \g,2%5 "Therefore fear not men, but fear Me, and

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 94 years between 1901–2017. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Saman Tilakasirib. 1928Sri Lankan poet and journalist (1928-2000)
• Saman Arastoob. 1967IRIranian actor and film director
• Shwan Jalalb. 1983GBnot in their usual nameassociation football player (born 1983)
• Saman Tahmasebib. 1985IRAzerbaijani wrestler
• Saman Abdevalib. 1991IRIranian amateur wrestler
• Saman Ghoddosb. 1993IRIranian footballer (born 1993)
• Saman Yasinb. 1995IRKurdish rapper
• Saman Fallahb. 2001IRIranian footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 441 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Saman?

We estimate roughly 2.3 thousand people bear Saman (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Saman have the most bearers?

Saman is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled saman.

Where is Saman most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Saman is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 11 thousand people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

Is Saman a male or female name?

Saman is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Saman mean?

Recorded meaning: A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.