Sasoon Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Sasoon Surname User-submission:
Sassoon is a topographical surname referring to the area west of Lake Van, in Anatolia. It is found among Armenians and Kurds, and most famously Mesopotamian Jews. The Jewish Sassoons became the 'Rothschilds of the East,' amongst the most influential Jews in the 19th century.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Sasoon (36) may also be a first name.
Sasoon Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sassoon is a topographical surname referring to the area west of Lake Van, in Anatolia. It is found among Armenians and Kurds, and most famously Mesopotamian Jews. The Jewish Sassoons became the 'Rothschilds of the East,' amongst the most influential Jews in the 19th century.
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Sasoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sasoon (Hindi: ससून, Marathi: ससुन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasoon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Sasoon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Sasoon are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 36 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Sasoon is most frequent in: New York, where 45 percent reside, Texas, where 24 percent reside and New Jersey, where 21 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Sasoon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sasoon last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
Sasoon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sasoon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sasoon in the Hindi language | ||
| ससून | sasuna | - |
| Sasoon in the Marathi language | ||
| ससुन | sasuna | - |
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