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

The last name Chain (Bengali: চাইন্, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻦ, Hindi: चैन, Marathi: चैन, Oriya: ଚାଇନ, Russian: Чаин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as: Chaín. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Chain is the 58,158^th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 837,649 people. The last name Chain occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Chain live; 24 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,886^th most common forename in the world, held by 28,682 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,988 people, or 1 in 182,323. In The United States Chain is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, Mississippi, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

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 expanded 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chain Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Chain are 13.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.41% being registered with the 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.