Albin Surname

35,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Albin Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) White, Fair. [French Albin, Latin Albin-us, from alb-us, white]. Cp. Albany.

Albin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3621:56,9726,776
Tanzania1,2501:42,3534,817
France1,2221:54,3567,178
Poland1,1431:33,2535,122
Uruguay5881:5,836652
Argentina4411:96,9248,150
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Switzerland4311:19,0553,110
Germany4121:195,40222,558
Spain3271:142,97310,671
Sweden2441:40,3563,216
England2201:253,26420,438
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Namibia1751:13,7682,533
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Philippines1651:613,56566,062
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Mexico951:1,306,59215,115
Israel921:93,01810,885
Haiti871:122,8045,579
Moldova651:54,7907,807
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Australia471:574,37741,856
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales71:442,07621,198
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9721:51,6655,847

The alternate forms: Albín (41) are calculated separately.

Albin (43,414) may also be a first name.

Albin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) White, Fair. [French Albin, Latin Albin-us, from alb-us, white]. Cp. Albany.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Alban.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Albon.

The Norman People (1874)

Albin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Albin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Albin (Arabic: ألبين, Georgian: ალბინ, Hindi: अलबीन, Marathi: बीन, Oriya: ଆଲବିନ, Russian: Альбин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Albín. Click here to see other potential spellings of Albin.

How Common Is The Last Name Albin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,650th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 491,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Albin are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Albin is also the 20,769th most common forename globally. It is borne by 43,414 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,362 people, or 1 in 56,972. In The United States Albin is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Nevada, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 93 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Albin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Albin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 655 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Albin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (68%) in Ireland and Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Albin last name are 13.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.05% registered with the party.

The amount Albin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $61,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albín9341/
Albina914,251/
Albion91669/
Galbin91366/
Ahlbin91293/
Halbin91285/
Albihn91249/
Albien91238/
Albing91213/
Alhbin9148/
Albuin9146/
Albint9126/
Allbin9115/
Aalbin912/
Aulbin911/
Albinc911/
Albn891/
Halbing8384/
Galbina8323/
Asilbin839/
Al'bina833/
Allbien833/
Gaulbin831/
Aalbind831/
Galbion830/
Alwin802,092/
Alben80788/
Elbin80659/
Albyn80114/
Albim80108/
Olbin8049/
Aluin8046/
Allbn806/
Albne802/
Galbn802/
Albän801/
Albén801/
Albinova7752/
Hallbing7725/
Alėbienė772/
Albingne771/
Galben731,888/
Aylwin731,325/
Golbin73676/
Helbin73521/
Alluin73496/
Albuen73479/
Olbina73249/
Allwin73237/
Ahlvin73219/
Olbing73128/
Halben73114/
Holbin7368/
Albyna7349/
Albent7313/
Albeen7312/
Halbyn7312/
Ellbin739/
Galbîn738/
Ahlwin738/
Halwin736/
Haluin734/
Albndh734/
Albyon733/
Aulwin733/
Galuin733/
Albend732/
Aluing732/
Elbien731/
Aalwin731/
Allben731/
Ahlben731/
Albaen731/
Albgne731/
Alwien731/
Aluhin731/
Ollbin730/
Ailwin730/
Halbinová712/
Halluin671,382/
Hölbing67138/
Holbink6723/
Golbina6722/
Holbing6717/
Albenne6715/
Agliwen6715/
Allwinn6715/
Halbyna6710/
Galuhin677/
Alwn677/
Allwien675/
Holbien674/
Goulbin673/
Elbn671/
Aylwink671/
Gaulben671/
Galiuin671/
Goolbin671/
Galluin671/
Hellbin671/
Hailwin670/
Helbien670/
Allwing670/

Albin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albin in the Georgian language
ალბინalbin-
Albin in the Oriya language
ଆଲବିନalabina66.67
ଆଲିବିନalibina33.33
Albin in the Hindi language
अलबीनalabina54.55
आलबीनalabina9.09
अल्बिनalbina9.09
अलबिनाalabina9.09
एलबिनelabina9.09
अलबिनalabina9.09
Albin in the Marathi language
बीनbina39.29
अलबीनalabina35.71
आलबीनalabina14.29
अलिबनalibana7.14
Albin in the Russian language
Альбинalbin-
Albin in the Arabic language
ألبينalbyn-
البينalbyn-

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Footnotes

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