Dain Surname
Approximately 5,222 people bear this surname
Dain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dane' or 'dean'(v. Dainand Dean), from residence therein. Nothing to do with Denmark and the Danes. Danes is probably the patronymic, as in Holmes, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.
Read More About This SurnameDain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,215 | 1:298,320 | 27,579 |
| Pakistan | 830 | 1:215,234 | 5,120 |
| France | 617 | 1:107,654 | 15,984 |
| India | 448 | 1:1,712,200 | 61,807 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Philippines | 341 | 1:296,886 | 42,287 |
| Malaysia | 314 | 1:93,931 | 6,509 |
| England | 229 | 1:243,310 | 19,878 |
| Indonesia | 221 | 1:598,413 | 47,561 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Romania | 82 | 1:244,852 | 23,260 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 266 | 1:91,637 | 9,460 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 300 | 1:167,396 | 15,152 |
Dain (4,168) may also be a first name.
Dain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dane' or 'dean'(v. Dainand Dean), from residence therein. Nothing to do with Denmark and the Danes. Danes is probably the patronymic, as in Holmes, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.
John de la Dane, Close Rolls, 32 Edward.
William de la Dane, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Danes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1804. Married — Samuel Dane and Elizabeth Wallis: St. George, Hanover Square.
1805. — William Danes and Ruth Clapp: ibid.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Dene' (v. Dean and Dane), from residence therein.
Richard de la Dane, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter atte Dane, Kent ibid.
Robert de la Dane, Kent, ibid.
Agnes del Daine, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1799. Married — John Daines and Jane Ellis: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Dane, q.v.
(English) One who came from Denmark (forest of the Danes); dweller near the Dane River, in Cheshire.
occurs singly in Domesd., in the counties of Notts and Lincoln, as a personal name, like Norman, Frank, &c.; and Danus as a distinctive epithet or surname is added to the personal names Osmund, Simond, Strang, and Turchil to indicate their Danish birth or extraction. But Dane is also a topographical expression, the meaning of which is not clear. In the H.R. we find both Atte Dane, and De la Dane.
From Asne, Normandy. See Anne.
Dain Demographics
Average Dain Salary in
United States
$46,036 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dain (Hindi: दैन, Marathi: दैन, Oriya: ଦଇନ, Russian: Даин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,662nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,395,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Dain reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dain is also the 107,551st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 4,168 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,215 people, or 1 in 298,320. In The United States Dain is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.
Dain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dain last name expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dain surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dain last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.01% more than the national average, earning R 625,008 per year; in United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning $64,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dain in the Marathi language | ||
| दैन | daina | 98.52 |
| डैन | daina | 1.48 |
| Dain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦଇନ | da'ina | 66.08 |
| େଦୖନ | edana | 21.64 |
| ଡାଇନ | da'ina | 3.51 |
| ଡାଇଁ | da'im | 2.34 |
| ଡଇଁ | da'im | 1.75 |
| ଦଇଁ | da'im | 0.58 |
| ଦାଇଁ | da'im | 0.58 |
| Dain in the Hindi language | ||
| दैन | daina | 38.1 |
| दाीन | daina | 19.05 |
| डाइन | da'ina | 9.52 |
| दईन | da'ina | 9.52 |
| डैन | daina | 9.52 |
| दाईन | da'ina | 4.76 |
| दाइन | da'ina | 4.76 |
| दिन | dina | 4.76 |
| Dain in the Russian language | ||
| Даин | dain | - |
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Dain Reference & Research
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