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
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Shamoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamoun (Hindi: शमौं) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamoun is the 18,042nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 238,163 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Shamoun are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Levant. Shamoun is also the 196,936th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 1,549 people.
It is most widespread in Iraq, where it is held by 14,928 people, or 1 in 2,346. Apart from Iraq Shamoun occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 27 percent reside and Sudan, where 8 percent reside.
Shamoun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Maronite (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shamoun surname are 10.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.49% 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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