Amoun Surname
Approximately 11,336 people bear this surname
Amoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 8,201 | 1:2,353 | 284 |
| Lebanon | 1,670 | 1:3,375 | 640 |
| Iran | 818 | 1:93,866 | 9,363 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Jordan | 95 | 1:93,078 | 6,845 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Palestine | 30 | 1:151,628 | 8,274 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Amoun (30,951) may also be a first name.
Amoun Demographics
Amoun Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Amoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﻮﻥ, Russian: Амоун) occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,738th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 642,867 people. Amoun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Amoun reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Levant. Amoun is also the 27,258th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 30,951 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 8,201 people, or 1 in 2,353. In Syria Amoun is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Hama Governorate, where 8 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Syria Amoun is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 15 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.
Amoun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Amoun has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Amoun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Amoun last name is primarily Sunni (78%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﻮﻥ | mwn | - |
| Amoun in the Russian language | ||
| Амоун | amoun | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amoun
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