Shon Surname
Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname
Shon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,226 | 1:295,644 | 27,347 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Nigeria | 229 | 1:773,549 | 34,815 |
| Russia | 228 | 1:632,119 | 55,141 |
| India | 193 | 1:3,974,432 | 108,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| South Korea | 140 | 1:366,002 | 225 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Kazakhstan | 67 | 1:263,918 | 22,888 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Guatemala | 35 | 1:459,505 | 5,058 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Shon (12,113) may also be a first name.
Shon Demographics
Shon Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shon (Hindi: शोन, Marathi: शॉन, Russian: Шон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shon? popularity and diffusion
Shon is the 139,381st most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,272,387 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Shon are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,809th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12,113 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,226 people, or 1 in 295,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 29 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Hawaii, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Shon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shon last name grew 1,592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shon surname is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States Shon are 9.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,930 per year; in United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shon in the Hindi language | ||
| शोन | sona | 91.04 |
| शॉन | sona | 2.99 |
| सोन | sona | 2.99 |
| शोण | sona | 1.49 |
| Shon in the Marathi language | ||
| शॉन | sona | 53.69 |
| शोन | sona | 28.19 |
| शोण | sona | 16.78 |
| सोन | sona | 1.34 |
| Shon in the Russian language | ||
| Шон | son | - |
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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 Shon
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