The Chaban surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 407 people carried this name — #51,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is up 15% from 353 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Chaban surname
Borrowed from Polish, Russian Чаба́н (Čabán) or Ukrainian Чабан (Čaban). Also possibly from French Chaban and Spanish Chabán.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Chaban» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 232 people named Chaban live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 98 people named Chaban.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Creuse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Chaban live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Chaban have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,196 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
58 people named Chaban is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Chaban,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eusebio Anglora y Chaban 1832–1875 · poet
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Youssef Chaban 1931–2021 · actor
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Youssef Chaban 1931–2021 · actor
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Youssef Chaban 1931–2021 · actor
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Youssef Chaban 1931–2021 · actor
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Oleh Chaban 1955– · academic
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chaban.
- Cespedes 5,168 · U.S. census
- Cessac 224 · U.S. census
- Cestari 165 · U.S. census
- Cetin 366 · U.S. census
- Ceylan 304 · U.S. census
- Cha 9,732 · U.S. census
- Chabert 216 · U.S. census
- Chable 340 · U.S. census
- Chabot 3,787 · U.S. census
- Chabre 188 · U.S. census
- Chabrier 163 · U.S. census
- Chacon 27,982 · U.S. census
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