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Where Does The Last Name Shamo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shamo (Arabic: شامو, Georgian: შამო, Hindi: शामो, Marathi: शमो, Oriya: ଶାମ, Russian: Шамо, Tibetan: ཤ་མོ།) is most common in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shamo is the 121,743^rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,938,177 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Shamo live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,149^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 27,063 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Aside from Ghana this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Shamo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shamo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shamo last name grew 1,595 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shamo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (80%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Shamo surname are 18.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shamo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $42,250 CAD per year.