Shamoun Surname
Approximately 30,599 people bear this surname
Shamoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 14,928 | 1:2,346 | 287 |
| Lebanon | 8,356 | 1:675 | 122 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Syria | 1,635 | 1:11,805 | 998 |
| United States | 955 | 1:379,538 | 33,538 |
| Jordan | 564 | 1:15,678 | 2,543 |
| Sweden | 501 | 1:19,654 | 1,643 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 1:157,970 | 11,714 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Shamoun (1,549) may also be a first name.
Shamoun Demographics
Average Shamoun Salary in
United States
$57,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamoun (Hindi: शमौं) is most common in Iraq. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamoun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,042nd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 238,163 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shamoun are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 196,936th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 1,549 people.
The surname Shamoun is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 14,928 people, or 1 in 2,346. Aside from Iraq it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 27 percent reside and Sudan, where 8 percent reside.
Shamoun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Maronite (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shamoun surname are 10.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shamoun earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning $57,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,992 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamoun in the Hindi language | ||
| शमौं | samaum | - |
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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
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- 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 Shamoun
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