Bain Surname

5,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Bain Surname Definition:

Gaelic bin, the 'fair'. Thomas Ban, burgess of Perth, 1324 (Milne, p. 19). William Bayn tenant in Kethyk, 1467 (Cupar-Angus, l, p. 147). Martin Bayne held a tenement in Ayr 1518 (Friars Ayr, p. 81). John Bhaine in Kilmaglash, 1675 (Arngyll).

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Bain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India25,2211:30,4142,242
United States24,0231:15,0881,895
Bangladesh8,2011:19,4311,390
Scotland5,9251:904135
Australia5,6431:4,784695
Cambodia5,3611:2,889543
England5,2371:10,6391,578
Canada4,7931:7,6871,121
Bahamas3,0501:12826
New Zealand1,6601:2,728394
Indonesia1,2191:108,49011,110
France1,1951:55,5847,379
South Africa1,0601:51,1116,485
Trinidad and Tobago6221:2,193380
Philippines4111:246,32237,032
Grenada3841:28341
Northern Ireland3761:4,907938
Thailand2971:237,84040,329
Pakistan2701:661,64410,198
Malaysia2381:123,9258,100
Haiti1791:59,6873,425
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Argentina1551:275,76422,190
Turks and Caicos Islands1531:22452
Wales1451:21,3422,263
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Spain811:577,18627,381
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Guernsey511:1,264261
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Japan451:2,840,98432,386
Cayman Islands441:1,452190
Chile441:400,37410,831
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Romania331:608,42043,703
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Belize291:12,2581,436
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Norway191:270,64728,127
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
China181:75,962,3094,162
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Panama101:391,2268,067
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominica41:18,973529
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Martin11:35,156229
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2131:20,7972,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6,3521:58996
England1,1361:21,4573,029
Wales301:52,2812,643
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6841:13,6321,748

The alternate forms: Baiñ (3) & Baïn (1) are calculated separately.

Bain (6,503) may also be a first name.

Bain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic bin, the 'fair'. Thomas Ban, burgess of Perth, 1324 (Milne, p. 19). William Bayn tenant in Kethyk, 1467 (Cupar-Angus, l, p. 147). Martin Bayne held a tenement in Ayr 1518 (Friars Ayr, p. 81). John Bhaine in Kilmaglash, 1675 (Arngyll). The Bains of Caithness according to the Book of Mackay (p. 50) are descended from John Bain, son of Neil Neilson, son of Donald (Mackay) murdered in 1370. Bene and Beine 1597; Baine, Bayin. See also Bane.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) FAIR, White. [Gæl. (and Irish)bán] (Anglo-Scot.-Scand.) Active, Alert. [O.N, beinn] Cp. Bean.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“White” or “Fair” in Gaelic. Not to be confused with Baines (q.v.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller near the Bain (straight), the name of rivers in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

White, fair, pale.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Celtic.) Whiteness, fairness. Bain is also a bath or hot—house. The name may be local, from Bain, a town in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Scotch), White, Pale, Fair, Fairhaired. (variant: le Cann.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Presumed to be of Russian, Ukrainian, or Polish origin.

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Bain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bain (Bengali: বাইন, Hindi: बैन, Marathi: बाईन, Oriya: ବାଇନ, Russian: Баин) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Baiñ or Baïn. For other potential spellings of Bain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bain? popularity and diffusion

Bain is the 5,761st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 74,392 people. The surname Bain occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Bain live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bain is also the 81,377th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,503 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 25,221 people, or 1 in 30,414. In India Bain is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 79 percent live, Rajasthan, where 5 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Bangladesh, where 8 percent live.

Bain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bain surname increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 461 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bain last name are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Bain earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.86% more than the national average, earning 480,550 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.79% more than the national average, earning R 339,312 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $22,655,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baiñ923/
Baïn921/
Batin899,531/
Basin894,797/
Baine894,174/
Bayin893,124/
Baing892,203/
Bhain891,069/
Baiin89792/
Bajin89698/
Bainn89632/
Baien89602/
Bacin89465/
Baian89100/
Baind8981/
Baihn8970/
Baion8967/
Baßin8914/
Baain8913/
Baitn8912/
Baiyn897/
Baint896/
Bainc892/
Baiun891/
Baijn891/
Baisn891/
Baimn890/
Ban86379,831/
Bhasin8024,288/
Bahian808,049/
Bassin803,285/
Battin802,695/
Bayina802,175/
Basing802,145/
Bausin801,197/
Bautin801,171/
Bating80968/
Bachin80898/
Baione80579/
Bahjin80353/
Bhatin80280/
Bajina80216/
Bahain80169/
Baytin80153/
Baihan80140/
Batind80140/
Baisin80110/
Basien8078/
Baisen8076/
Baitin8061/
Baysin8053/
Bascin8041/
Baggin8037/
Bhaine8037/
Baying8036/
Beasin8034/
Başsin8030/
Baigne8027/
Baiten8025/
Baatin8025/
Beatin8022/
Basinc8022/
Bacing8020/
Batink8017/
Bayine8017/
Baßing8017/
Baycin8016/
Bhaind8016/
Bayink8012/
Bhaien8012/
Bhaiin8012/
Baingh8011/
Baucin8011/
Baisne807/
Bayien807/
Bhajin806/
Basind806/
Baihun806/
Bajine806/
Bhaain806/
Bhaian806/
Baieng805/
Baiant804/
Baioen804/
Bhaisn803/
Bhaing803/
Bayion803/
Baiann803/
Baiang803/
Baindh802/
Baiane802/
Baaine802/
Baiyon802/
Baihon802/
Baajin802/
Bawien802/
Baitng802/
Baient802/
Baihin802/
Bajimn802/
Bainng801/
Baiong801/
Baiyne801/
Badtin801/
Bacind801/
Baasin801/
Bauion801/
Bawion801/
Bgaion801/
Bhaiun801/
Bahein801/
Baiint801/
Baiand801/
Bainne801/
Baioun801/
Baaing801/
Bajtin801/
Bai'en801/
Bağcin801/
Ba'ain801/
Baintd800/
Baicen800/
Bhan7590,258/
Bean7567,635/
Bang7554,697/
Binh7548,684/
Bane7545,341/
Banh7537,455/
Bien7536,910/
Baun7529,440/
Baan7522,891/
Band7518,181/
Wain7511,253/
Bahn755,669/
Bein755,069/
Boin754,706/
Bann752,193/
Vain752,130/
Bine751,763/
Baim751,689/
Bant751,268/
Baen751,018/
Baán75683/
Buin75645/
Bayn75516/
Banq75264/
Bgan75187/
Bijn7560/
Batn7520/
Bajn7511/
Basn7510/
Bamn759/
Bitn755/
Báan755/
Baàn752/
Béan751/
Banė751/
Baschin73968/
Beating73955/
Bausing73855/
Bassing73741/
Baiting73637/
Batting73569/
Bainova73465/
Badting73229/
Bahssin73178/
Basingh73154/
Bahajin73136/
Bayting73131/
Baichen73130/
Bhasink73112/
Bauting73108/
Baating7385/
Baihoun7370/
Baissin7369/
Basienė7363/
Baching7340/
Baussin7329/
Bhassin7327/
Baysing7327/
Bauchin7323/
Basieng7321/
Beasing7320/
Bahayin7318/
Baiseng7317/
Baisent7316/
Baihong7316/
Bahaine7315/
Bahaing7314/
Baiceng7312/
Beaujin739/
Bhaisin738/
Baising738/
Baucing738/
Baingue738/
Bhaiina738/
Beachin737/
Bhasing737/
Baingne737/
Baiscin737/
Baionne736/
Bhaisen736/
Baichin736/
Bhaisne735/
Basshin734/
Bhautin734/
Bainová734/
Baajina733/
Baiseen733/
Bhattin733/
Bhaiten733/
Bhaiane733/
Bayinne732/
Bhayina732/
Bassink732/
Bahiane732/
Baihine732/
Baheine732/
Baihyna732/
Baychin731/
Battinn731/
Baishyn731/
Bhaitin731/
Bhaiyon731/
Bhajina731/
Bhaihan731/
Bhasien731/
Bachisn731/
Bassinc731/
Batinne731/
Baggion731/
Bhaiyna731/
Bhaicen731/
Bhaihin731/
Bajienė731/
Baihing731/
Baiamne731/
Bainowa731/
Baiteng731/
Beassin731/
Baasing731/
Baattin731/
Baajine731/
Bhayion731/
Baujing731/
Baiheng731/
Baihene730/
Baten6752,342/
Bayen6741,566/
Bisen6732,555/
Vasin6724,001/
Bayan6721,969/
Beyan6721,733/
Bamne6717,177/
Bejan6716,879/
Behan6716,784/
Bayon6715,375/
Bhand6713,897/
Bayne6713,530/
Baang6713,105/
Beane6711,875/
Banne6710,747/
Baião6710,590/
Bhuin679,086/
Bahan679,035/
Bajan678,273/
Waine677,502/
Biçen677,257/
Basim676,444/
Biyen676,192/
Buyan676,094/
Betin676,030/
Besin675,911/
Bijan675,596/
Bujan674,799/
Bojan673,945/
Bahun673,702/
Beine673,535/
Bajon673,396/
Bayng673,343/
Boian673,283/
Boyan672,376/
Baung672,337/
Boing672,242/
Biten671,945/
Bojin671,915/
Bijen671,846/
Bandh671,692/
Baune671,677/
Bhane671,360/
Bandt671,343/
Vatin671,205/
Bagne671,084/
Bayun671,035/
Bitin67838/
Bajen67823/
Băjan67791/
Boine67755/
Bisin67715/
Bhant67608/
Bamng67597/
Waian67595/
Buian67573/
Bégin67515/
Beahn67512/
Vaine67511/
Bijon67498/
Biyan67433/
Basen67411/
Waion67380/
Bicen67377/
Bağan67370/
Boyin67356/
Bhang67350/
Baján67332/
Beian67319/
Bhaan67315/
Bisne67307/
Bejin67301/
Bhaen67245/
Basyn67231/
Bahyn67231/
Basnt67214/
Bauen67205/
Baane67196/
Başün67187/
Buing67184/
Bayim67183/
Beyin67179/
Bayón67170/
Becin67168/
Bhoin67144/
Beang67135/
Baand67133/
Byian67125/
Waien67122/
Banhe67121/
Batim67119/
Baianova67110/
Vayin67106/
Baiom67104/
Bhaising6799/
Beien6795/
Vacin6792/
Bigne6791/
Büjin6790/
Baudting6788/
Bujin6784/
Bawen6780/
Bacim6774/
Bhann6773/
Being6773/
Wayin6771/
Biian6768/
Bhaun6767/
Bytin6761/
Buijn6761/
Beant6761/
Baann6760/
Bauhn6760/
Beľan6760/
Bhausing6755/
Vaing6755/
Baunn6755/
Buyin6754/
Biçin6754/
Bhine6753/
Bangh6753/
Bajun6750/
Vaind6749/
Baiam6749/
Bienn6747/
Bijin6745/
Beint6742/
Bassinne6742/
Bhajn6740/
Biyon6738/
Bitén6738/
Boien6736/
Bajim6735/
Wajin6735/
Beihn6735/
Vajin6734/
Beean6732/
Batne6732/
Beijn6731/
Bhaim6730/
Basne6727/
Bitne6726/
Bacen6726/
Bhanh6726/
Beand6725/
Uasin6724/
Vaien6723/
Bhasingh6722/
Uaina6722/
Buind6722/
Bahnn6722/
Vaint6720/
Buion6720/
Waiin6720/
Boint6719/
Bienh6717/
Baund6714/
Vaian6714/
Bétin6712/
Waiyn6711/
Byion6710/
Bankg6710/
Baehn6710/
Boinh6710/
Baheigne6710/
Bicin679/
Baunk679/
Bangg679/
Bøien679/
Wainc678/
Bandd678/
Baicheng677/
Whain677/
Bißen677/
Beßin677/
Bajón677/
Baunt676/
Bhasn676/
Buine676/
Beinn676/
Baunø676/
Vaçin676/
Beann675/
Bysin675/
Vaijn675/
Beind675/
Beiun675/
Vaion675/
Vaiin675/
Bayán675/
Bangc675/
Baïne675/
Bajinova674/
Baisingh674/
Bankc674/
Bannd674/
Beuan674/
Beion674/
Hwain674/
Baiem674/
Waain674/
Bioan674/
Vaain674/
Bâjan674/
Bahnk674/
Buien673/
Bahassin673/
Banng673/
Bantt673/
Baunh673/
Beisn673/
Boind673/
Baant673/
Bahnd673/
Bajén673/
Bankå673/
Banhs673/
Boion673/
Bhamn673/
Ba'an673/
Bađan672/
Bhien672/
Bannt672/
Baium672/
Beink672/
Buiin672/
Byien672/
Baumn672/
Batng672/
Bhean672/
Waijn672/
Beanh672/
Wainø672/
Beçin672/
Beĺan672/
Bancq672/
Baßen672/
Beatn672/
Bahajine672/
Banzz672/
Binhe672/
Beaching671/
Biean671/
Bhein671/
Bycin671/
Buint671/
Beimn671/
Beitn671/
Beamn671/
Bayinova671/
Baysingh671/
Battimnc671/
Battn671/
Bausingh671/
Basintht671/
Bhayn671/
Bhgan671/
Bhgin671/
Bihne671/
Bittn671/
Boihn671/
Bhaggien671/
Bhahn671/
Baenn671/
Vaisn671/
Bauun671/
Boisn671/
Hbane671/
Mpain671/
Vainc671/
Vainø671/
Vainė671/
Uaain671/
Băian671/
Béjin671/
Bátin671/
Beđan671/
Bhatn671/
Bitng671/
Bajín671/
Baihenne671/
Baihoune671/
Baiañ671/
Baiching671/
Be'an671/
Batén671/
Batïn671/
Bausienė671/
Bauyn671/
Basng671/
Basiñ671/
Batingue671/
Baytinck671/
Bayén671/
Bantė671/
Baaim671/
Baamn671/
Vainq671/
Hbank671/
Beachinn671/
Vaiyn671/
Wainn671/
Bannq671/
Banhh671/
Bajhn671/
Baimg671/
Bionh671/
Buinh671/
Buinn670/
Beauhian670/
Bautting670/
Wwain670/
Vainn670/
Hbean670/
Baahn670/

Bain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bain in the Bengali language
বাইনba'ina-
Bain in the Marathi language
बाईनba'ina83.23
बैनbaina13.38
बाइनba'ina2.34
बीनbina0.42
Bain in the Oriya language
ବାଇନba'ina72.63
ବଇନba'ina19.93
ବାଇନ୍ba'in1.76
ବାଇଁba'im0.41
ବଇଁba'im0.29
ବାଇବ୍ba'ib0.12
ମାଲିmali0.06
Bain in the Hindi language
बैनbaina41.36
बाईंba'im26.83
बाइॅbaie10.41
बाइंba'im10.08
बाईनba'ina4.91
बाइनba'ina3.27
बाईण्ba'in1.31
बैणbaina0.92
बाइण्ba'in0.2
वैनvaina0.07
Bain in the Russian language
Баинbain-

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