How common is the surname Zaman?

3,694 people in the United States had the surname Zaman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. It ranked 8,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Zaman?

Dilara Zaman, Bangladeshi actress, followed by Tangia Zaman Methila.

Where is the surname Zaman most common?

Wikidata records people named Zaman in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Zaman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,694 in 2010, up 68%.

The surname Zaman

A surname, carried by 3,694 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zaman is more common than 94.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,694 people named Zaman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,202.

#8,865

rank among US surnames

3,694

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+67.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,822)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535
#8,862	Lutes	3,695	83,558
#8,865	Hoyos	3,694	83,580
#8,867	Bretz	3,693	83,603
#8,870	Cirillo	3,692	83,626

Who is named Zaman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Zaman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
White (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Two or more races 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Zamans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dilara Zaman
Bangladeshi actress, born 1943
Tangia Zaman Methila
Bangladeshi model and beauty pageant titleholder, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zaman

Zeman

Zaman has the Soundex code Z550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z550.

Questions

How common is the surname Zaman?: 3,694 people in the United States had the surname Zaman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,580 Americans. It ranked 8,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zaman?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Zaman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zaman?: Dilara Zaman, Bangladeshi actress, followed by Tangia Zaman Methila.
Where is the surname Zaman most common?: Wikidata records people named Zaman in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Zaman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,694 in 2010, up 68%.