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

Chain (Bengali: চাইন্, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻦ, Hindi: चैन, Marathi: चैन, Oriya: ଚାଇନ, Russian: Чаин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Chaín. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 58,158^th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 837,649 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Chain live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America. Chain is also the 28,886^th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 28,682 people.

The last name Chain is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,988 people, or 1 in 182,323. In The United States Chain is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Mississippi, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Chain occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Chain Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Chain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chain last name increased 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chain Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chain surname are 13.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,582 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.27% more than the national average, earning R 357,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 82.4% more than the national average, earning $41,408,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,866 USD per year.