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Where Does The Last Name Cain Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cain (Arabic: قاين, Hindi: कैन, Oriya: ଚଇଁ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Caín or Caïn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cain? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,881^st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 63,020 people. The last name Cain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cain are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cain is also the 54,237^th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 11,981 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 81,864 people, or 1 in 4,428. In The United States Cain is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States Cain occurs in 126 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Cain Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 589 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cain Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cain surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cain last name are 13.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning 354,799 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning R 257,892 per year; in United States they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $41,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,217 CAD per year.