Shamus Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Shamus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 276 | 1:1,313,257 | 91,843 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Shamus (2,525) may also be a first name.
Shamus Demographics
Average Shamus Salary in
United States
$49,998 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamus (Hindi: शामूस्, Marathi: शमुस) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 828,895th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Shamus live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shamus is also the 146,801st most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 2,525 people.
The surname Shamus is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 1,313,257. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 28 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Shamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shamus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shamus last name expanded 3,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shamus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shamus last name are 1.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.43% registered to vote for the political party.
Shamus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $49,998 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamus in the Hindi language | ||
| शामूस् | samus | - |
| Shamus in the Marathi language | ||
| शमुस | samusa | 66.67 |
| शामूस | samusa | 16.67 |
| शमूस | samusa | 16.67 |
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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 Shamus
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