Sasson Surname
Approximately 3,218 people bear this surname
Sasson Surname User-submission:
Sasson or Sason is a Hebrew surname, which means 'happiness', 'joy'. This name is popular in Israel. This surname associates with Sephardic Jews.
Sasson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,613 | 1:224,711 | 21,748 |
| Argentina | 309 | 1:138,328 | 11,714 |
| France | 209 | 1:317,812 | 48,279 |
| Brazil | 166 | 1:1,289,604 | 44,167 |
| Italy | 148 | 1:413,221 | 45,644 |
| Mexico | 100 | 1:1,241,262 | 14,731 |
| Uruguay | 96 | 1:35,747 | 4,143 |
| Ivory Coast | 94 | 1:245,439 | 9,826 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Panama | 43 | 1:90,983 | 3,586 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Sassón (5) are calculated separately.
Sasson (293) may also be a first name.
Sasson Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sasson or Sason is a Hebrew surname, which means 'happiness', 'joy'. This name is popular in Israel. This surname associates with Sephardic Jews.
- rotemsassonSasson Demographics
Average Male Sasson Height
174.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sasson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sasson (Arabic: ساسون, Marathi: ससून, Russian: Сассон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Sassón. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasson? popularity and diffusion
Sasson is the 138,994th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,264,620 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Sasson are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 515,650th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 293 people.
The surname Sasson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,613 people, or 1 in 224,711. In The United States Sasson is most numerous in: New York, where 40 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.
Sasson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sasson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sasson surname expanded 2,781 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sasson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sasson surname are 25.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.69% being registered with the party.
The amount Sasson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning €29,001 per year; in Norway they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning 358,666 kr per year; in United States they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning $60,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $70,456 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sasson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sasson in the Marathi language | ||
| ससून | sasuna | 50 |
| ससुन | sasuna | 16.67 |
| शाशून | sasuna | 16.67 |
| सासुन | sasuna | 16.67 |
| Sasson in the Russian language | ||
| Сассон | sasson | - |
| Sasson in the Arabic language | ||
| ساسون | saswn | - |
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