Shamson Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Shamson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Shamson (959) may also be a first name.
Shamson Demographics
Average Shamson Salary in
United States
$57,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamson (Hindi: शमसून, Marathi: शामशोन, Russian: Шамсон) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Shamson occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Shamson live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 260,558th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 959 people.
The last name Shamson is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,370,639. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 89 percent live and Sindh, where 11 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Shamson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shamson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shamson surname grew 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shamson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shamson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Shamson earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.2% more than the national average, earning $57,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamson in the Hindi language | ||
| शमसून | samasuna | - |
| Shamson in the Marathi language | ||
| शामशोन | samasona | - |
| Shamson in the Russian language | ||
| Шамсон | samson | - |
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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 Shamson
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