Din Surname

285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Din Surname Definition:

An old Strathblane surname, frequent in Fintry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Nine of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from and after 1664. William Din appears in Cardoroche, parish of Calder, 1627 (Campsie), Thomas Din in Glencaple, 1639, and two more in Dumfries Commisseriot Record.

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Din Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,517,7041:11814
India211,6831:3,624345
Afghanistan76,5451:42050
Malaysia24,4131:1,208177
Cambodia15,2541:1,015264
Vietnam10,3291:8,970259
Egypt8,8781:10,3551,241
Indonesia5,8161:22,7392,729
Myanmar5,4531:9,525283
Bangladesh5,1371:31,0211,980
England3,2481:17,1552,474
Romania2,9351:6,841910
Iran2,6901:28,5443,464
Mali2,6461:6,413401
Philippines2,6171:38,6856,003
United States2,1871:165,73316,819
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
Turkey1,6481:47,2224,738
Russia1,0231:140,88316,402
Cameroon1,0191:20,3822,771
United Arab Emirates8251:11,1061,391
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Qatar6401:3,684375
Fiji5031:1,778254
Canada4621:79,7528,917
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Burkina Faso3201:57,3502,406
Scotland2771:19,3282,273
Colombia2721:175,6404,679
Ivory Coast2621:88,0584,686
France2581:257,45239,723
Singapore2401:22,949903
Spain2331:200,65313,751
Uzbekistan2181:141,8776,929
Kazakhstan2171:81,4869,496
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Nigeria2001:885,71438,609
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Taiwan1801:130,2491,188
Mauritania1571:26,0822,232
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
China1011:13,537,837807
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Brunei741:5,659809
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Wales541:57,3065,200
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Belarus421:226,21627,697
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Norway291:177,32021,035
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Greece241:461,65859,466
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Oman131:283,6904,528
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Diñ (4) & Dîn (1) are calculated separately.

Din (156,078) may also be a first name.

Din Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old Strathblane surname, frequent in Fintry in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Nine of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from and after 1664. William Din appears in Cardoroche, parish of Calder, 1627 (Campsie), Thomas Din in Glencaple, 1639, and two more in Dumfries Commisseriot Record. Thomas Din in Mylne-lands, 1667 (Lanark CR.), David Dinn and Roger Dinn in Laight, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 151), and William Din in Slogenholl, 1693 (Dunkeld). Payment to John Din in Edinburgh, 1733 (Guildry, p. 146).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Din Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Din Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Din (Arabic: دين, Bengali: দীন, Georgian: დინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ, Hindi: दीन, Marathi: डीन, Oriya: ଦିନ, Russian: Дин, Tibetan: དིན་) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Diñ or Dîn. Click here for other potential spellings of Din.

How Common Is The Last Name Din? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 285th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,811 people. The surname Din occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Din live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Din is also the 6,731st most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 156,078 people.

Din is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,517,704 people, or 1 in 118. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 87 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live and Sindh, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 139 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.

Din Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Din has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Din last name grew 162,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,770 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Din Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Din last name is primarily Orthodox (58%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Din last name are 2.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Din earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning 470,844 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.95% less than the national average, earning R 183,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning $17,144,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diñ894/
Dîn891/
Ding866,223,013/
Dina8684,724/
Dion8663,157/
Ddin8625,030/
Dien8613,335/
Duin864,080/
Dinn861,535/
Dhin86644/
Dind86463/
Dihn86122/
Ådin8699/
Dint8615/
Dijn865/
Disn864/
Dgin864/
Dimn864/
D'In863/
Dinq863/
Ødin863/
Hdin862/
Diën861/
Dinï861/
Dinë861/
Dn801,056/
Dinne752,052/
Dhina751,062/
Diehn75679/
Dhing75658/
Dingh75398/
Dhien75251/
Dincq75243/
Tding75219/
Dhuin75143/
Dhind7570/
Dienn7544/
Dhion7541/
Dimne7538/
Dhimn7529/
Dinnh7523/
D'Inc7520/
Øding7515/
Åding7514/
Dhinn7513/
Dding7510/
Ddina7510/
Dionn758/
Ddinn758/
Dindh756/
Dinkë756/
Hddin755/
Dingk754/
Dintt753/
Dinqu753/
D'Ina753/
Duinn752/
Gydin752/
Tddin752/
Dieën752/
Dimnc751/
Dimnt751/
Dinkh751/
Dhdin751/
Dhint751/
Åhdin751/
Dinqq751/
Ddien751/
Dduin751/
Dingg751/
Htdin751/
Dimnn750/
Dim6726,824/
Den6721,923/
Dinova671,561/
Dyn671,503/
Dng671,158/
Dnh67313/
Dinque67212/
Dön67177/
Dingue67173/
Dün67169/
Dhindh67142/
Dén6791/
Dnn6742/
Dinová6740/
Dhinne6738/
Dhn6719/
Dne6714/
Dnt6712/
Ddn679/
Dnq679/
Dingne678/
Dnd678/
Høding677/
Tdn676/
Dinowa676/
Hdn676/
Ddinne674/
Thdina674/
Dingqu674/
Dhimne671/
Dhingh671/
Dhingq671/
D'N671/
D'Huin671/

Din Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Din in the Georgian language
დინdin-
Din in the Tibetan language
དིན་din-
Din in the Hindi language
दीनdina99.22
दीन्din0.01
Din in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦaldyn90.2
ﺩﻳﻦdyn5.88
Din in the Bengali language
দীনdina72.58
দিনdina27.42
Din in the Oriya language
ଦିନdina66.2
ଦୀନdina32.47
ଦିନ୍din0.63
ଡ଼ିନ୍rin0.07
ଦୀନ୍din0.07
Din in the Marathi language
डीनdina54.47
ीनina23.58
दीनdina20.33
Din in the Russian language
Динdin-
Din in the Arabic language
دينdyn-

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