Cain Forename
54,237th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 11,981 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Cain Forename Definition:
Kane, possession. The oldest son of Adam and Eve. He was the first man that had been a child, and the first man born of a woman. He was the murderer of his brother Abel. See Gen. iii. and iv.
Cain Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100% | 2,794 | 1:44,433 | 1,788 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 2,688 | 1:5,738 | 863 |
| United States | 100% | 1,842 | 1:196,817 | 7,045 |
| South Africa | 99% | 609 | 1:89,545 | 7,556 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 400 | 1:20,381 | 2,035 |
| Ecuador | - | 400 | 1:44,317 | 1,666 |
| Zambia | - | 357 | 1:44,411 | 2,913 |
| Peru | 100% | 296 | 1:107,404 | 3,740 |
| England | 100% | 279 | 1:199,294 | 5,900 |
| Australia | - | 258 | 1:52,937 | 2,458 |
| Malawi | 100% | 254 | 1:67,371 | 4,127 |
| India | 100% | 154 | 1:7,888,818 | 257,745 |
| Philippines | 99% | 125 | 1:848,076 | 24,286 |
| El Salvador | - | 123 | 1:51,559 | 1,612 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 108 | 1:1,644,114 | 34,978 |
| Honduras | 100% | 100 | 1:88,175 | 3,043 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 99 | 1:162,711 | 2,771 |
| Indonesia | - | 96 | 1:2,687,122 | 127,411 |
| Botswana | 100% | 79 | 1:27,651 | 3,112 |
| New Zealand | - | 70 | 1:64,801 | 3,210 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 63 | 1:9,222 | 952 |
| Uganda | 98% | 62 | 1:660,595 | 13,595 |
| China | - | 56 | 1:24,393,853 | 60,649 |
| Chile | 82% | 52 | 1:338,600 | 4,883 |
| Canada | 100% | 49 | 1:676,191 | 15,827 |
| Malaysia | 76% | 49 | 1:621,427 | 25,302 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| Brazil | 100% | 40 | 1:5,355,904 | 81,852 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 39 | 1:154,316 | 4,422 |
| Spain | 100% | 32 | 1:1,454,061 | 10,156 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 31 | 1:974,255 | 21,161 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Thailand | 97% | 22 | 1:3,184,810 | 72,608 |
| Wales | 100% | 19 | 1:162,858 | 3,204 |
| Cameroon | 81% | 17 | 1:1,271,206 | 31,253 |
| Kenya | 100% | 17 | 1:2,723,948 | 21,409 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Argentina | 100% | 16 | 1:2,673,328 | 8,808 |
| Panama | 100% | 15 | 1:260,437 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 89% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 12 | 1:1,408,507 | 21,461 |
| Israel | 54% | 12 | 1:700,243 | 11,627 |
| Guyana | - | 11 | 1:69,387 | 5,899 |
| Liberia | 100% | 11 | 1:401,096 | 11,764 |
| Russia | 100% | 10 | 1:14,423,370 | 48,053 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 8 | 1:595,994 | 8,229 |
| Colombia | - | 8 | 1:5,972,366 | 31,268 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7 | 1:1,173,357 | 12,989 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Belarus | 50% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
The alternate forms: Caín (9) are calculated separately.
Cain (115,638) may also be a surname.
Cain Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kane, possession. The oldest son of Adam and Eve. He was the first man that had been a child, and the first man born of a woman. He was the murderer of his brother Abel. See Gen. iii. and iv.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: maker: fabricator (literally smith).
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Possession.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 258 (2014)
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