Shamoon Surname
Approximately 10,062 people bear this surname
Shamoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 7,530 | 1:23,724 | 1,276 |
| United States | 1,041 | 1:348,183 | 31,237 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Sweden | 188 | 1:52,376 | 4,036 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| Maldives | 137 | 1:2,950 | 294 |
| India | 116 | 1:6,612,633 | 149,434 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Israel | 102 | 1:83,898 | 10,034 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Shamoon (10,954) may also be a first name.
Shamoon Demographics
Average Shamoon Salary in
United States
$47,386 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamoon (Hindi: शमून, Marathi: शामून) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamoon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,966th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 724,264 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Shamoon live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamoon is also the 57,673rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,954 people.
The last name Shamoon is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 7,530 people, or 1 in 23,724. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 83 percent are found, Sindh, where 12 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.
Shamoon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shamoon last name are 5.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shamoon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamoon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamoon in the Hindi language | ||
| शमून | samuna | 75.21 |
| शामून | samuna | 21.37 |
| शमऊन | sama'una | 0.85 |
| समून | samuna | 0.85 |
| शमउन | sama'una | 0.85 |
| शमुन | samuna | 0.85 |
| Shamoon in the Marathi language | ||
| शामून | samuna | 46.15 |
| शामुन | samuna | 23.08 |
| शमून | samuna | 23.08 |
| शमुन | samuna | 7.69 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shamoon
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