Shaun Surname
Approximately 4,789 people bear this surname
Shaun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,605 | 1:44,204 | 2,530 |
| Iraq | 299 | 1:117,129 | 3,341 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Shaun (238,578) may also be a first name.
Shaun Demographics
Average Shaun Salary in
United States
$31,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shaun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaun (Bengali: শাউন, Hindi: शौन, Marathi: शौन) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,941st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,521,726 people. The last name Shaun is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shaun reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaun is also the 4,393rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 238,578 people.
The last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 3,605 people, or 1 in 44,204. Other than Bangladesh this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Shaun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shaun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaun last name grew 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 624 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shaun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Shaun last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Shaun earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun in the Bengali language | ||
| শাউন | sa'una | - |
| Shaun in the Marathi language | ||
| शौन | sauna | 66.67 |
| शाऊन | sa'una | 18.52 |
| फन | phana | 11.11 |
| शन | sana | 3.7 |
| Shaun in the Hindi language | ||
| शौन | sauna | 35.71 |
| शाउन | sa'una | 35.71 |
| शाऊन | sa'una | 21.43 |
| शाून | sauna | 7.14 |
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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 Shaun
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