Bain Surname
Approximately 97,962 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameBain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25,221 | 1:30,414 | 2,242 |
| United States | 24,023 | 1:15,088 | 1,895 |
| Bangladesh | 8,201 | 1:19,431 | 1,390 |
| Scotland | 5,925 | 1:904 | 135 |
| Australia | 5,643 | 1:4,784 | 695 |
| Cambodia | 5,361 | 1:2,889 | 543 |
| England | 5,237 | 1:10,639 | 1,578 |
| Canada | 4,793 | 1:7,687 | 1,121 |
| Bahamas | 3,050 | 1:128 | 26 |
| New Zealand | 1,660 | 1:2,728 | 394 |
| Indonesia | 1,219 | 1:108,490 | 11,110 |
| France | 1,195 | 1:55,584 | 7,379 |
| South Africa | 1,060 | 1:51,111 | 6,485 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 622 | 1:2,193 | 380 |
| Philippines | 411 | 1:246,322 | 37,032 |
| Grenada | 384 | 1:283 | 41 |
| Northern Ireland | 376 | 1:4,907 | 938 |
| Thailand | 297 | 1:237,840 | 40,329 |
| Pakistan | 270 | 1:661,644 | 10,198 |
| Malaysia | 238 | 1:123,925 | 8,100 |
| Haiti | 179 | 1:59,687 | 3,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 171 | 1:53,581 | 5,240 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Argentina | 155 | 1:275,764 | 22,190 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 153 | 1:224 | 52 |
| Wales | 145 | 1:21,342 | 2,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Cameroon | 99 | 1:209,789 | 21,424 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Russia | 96 | 1:1,501,282 | 102,725 |
| Venezuela | 93 | 1:324,775 | 7,266 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Ireland | 60 | 1:78,482 | 4,686 |
| Guernsey | 51 | 1:1,264 | 261 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Japan | 45 | 1:2,840,984 | 32,386 |
| Cayman Islands | 44 | 1:1,452 | 190 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Belize | 29 | 1:12,258 | 1,436 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 213 | 1:20,797 | 2,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6,352 | 1:589 | 96 |
| England | 1,136 | 1:21,457 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,684 | 1:13,632 | 1,748 |
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.
(Celtic) FAIR, White. [Gæl. (and Irish)bán] (Anglo-Scot.-Scand.) Active, Alert. [O.N, beinn] Cp. Bean.
“White” or “Fair” in Gaelic. Not to be confused with Baines (q.v.)
(English) Dweller near the Bain (straight), the name of rivers in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
White, fair, pale.
(Celtic.) Whiteness, fairness. Bain is also a bath or hot—house. The name may be local, from Bain, a town in France.
(Scotch), White, Pale, Fair, Fairhaired. (variant: le Cann.)
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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 surname Bain (Bengali: বাইন, Hindi: बैन, Marathi: बाईन, Oriya: ବାଇନ, Russian: Баин) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur as a variant: Baiñ or Baïn. For other potential spellings of Bain click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bain is the 5,761st most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 74,392 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Bain reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bain is also the 81,377th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 6,503 people.
Bain is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 25,221 people, or 1 in 30,414. In India Bain is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 79 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 5 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 123 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found.
Bain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bain last name expanded 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 72 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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 US average, with 60.42% registered with the political 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.
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Bain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bain in the Bengali language | ||
| বাইন | ba'ina | - |
| Bain in the Marathi language | ||
| बाईन | ba'ina | 83.23 |
| बैन | baina | 13.38 |
| बाइन | ba'ina | 2.34 |
| बीन | bina | 0.42 |
| Bain in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଇନ | ba'ina | 72.63 |
| ବଇନ | ba'ina | 19.93 |
| ବାଇନ୍ | ba'in | 1.76 |
| ବାଇଁ | ba'im | 0.41 |
| ବଇଁ | ba'im | 0.29 |
| ବାଇବ୍ | ba'ib | 0.12 |
| ମାଲି | mali | 0.06 |
| Bain in the Hindi language | ||
| बैन | baina | 41.36 |
| बाईं | ba'im | 26.83 |
| बाइॅ | baie | 10.41 |
| बाइं | ba'im | 10.08 |
| बाईन | ba'ina | 4.91 |
| बाइन | ba'ina | 3.27 |
| बाईण् | ba'in | 1.31 |
| बैण | baina | 0.92 |
| बाइण् | ba'in | 0.2 |
| वैन | vaina | 0.07 |
| Bain in the Russian language | ||
| Баин | bain | - |
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