Shantour Surname
1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Shantour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Yemen | 52 | 1:508,179 | 10,761 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shantour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shantour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shantour is found most in Iraq. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shantour? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shantour are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Levant.
It is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 318,379. Excluding Iraq it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 30 percent live and Palestine, where 5 percent live.
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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 Shantour
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