Jamous Surname
Approximately 12,007 people bear this surname
Jamous Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the word jamaous, the name of an animal, like 'buffalo' or 'bison', in Arabic.
Jamous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 5,135 | 1:1,722 | 295 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,306 | 1:13,381 | 1,857 |
| Syria | 1,638 | 1:11,783 | 996 |
| Palestine | 1,302 | 1:3,494 | 769 |
| Lebanon | 496 | 1:11,365 | 1,665 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Iraq | 136 | 1:257,512 | 5,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 132 | 1:69,411 | 6,638 |
| Romania | 97 | 1:206,988 | 20,444 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Jamous (17) may also be a first name.
Jamous Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the word jamaous, the name of an animal, like 'buffalo' or 'bison', in Arabic.
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Average Jamous Salary in
United States
$47,566 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jamous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamous Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamous is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamous? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,347th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 606,941 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Jamous reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant. Jamous is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is carried by 5,135 people, or 1 in 1,722. In Jordan Jamous is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 69 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Irbid Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Not including Jordan this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found and Syria, where 14 percent are found.
Jamous Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (53%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Jamous surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jamous earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,483 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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