Fain Surname
Approximately 13,221 people bear this surname
Fain Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from a nickname for a 'well disposed person'.
Fain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,478 | 1:34,592 | 4,312 |
| Argentina | 473 | 1:90,367 | 7,600 |
| France | 379 | 1:175,258 | 27,289 |
| Italy | 334 | 1:183,104 | 27,165 |
| Yemen | 253 | 1:104,448 | 6,241 |
| Philippines | 222 | 1:456,028 | 55,600 |
| Nigeria | 155 | 1:1,142,857 | 46,821 |
| Indonesia | 81 | 1:1,632,706 | 107,418 |
| Ukraine | 74 | 1:615,172 | 66,879 |
| Russia | 74 | 1:1,947,609 | 122,573 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Croatia | 60 | 1:70,477 | 12,599 |
| Hungary | 58 | 1:169,246 | 14,882 |
| Serbia | 44 | 1:162,385 | 10,827 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 85 | 1:286,769 | 19,769 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,531 | 1:32,801 | 3,948 |
The alternate forms: Faïn (1) are calculated separately.
Fain (1,306) may also be a first name.
Fain Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from a nickname for a 'well disposed person'.
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Fain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fain (Bengali: ফাইন্, Hindi: फईन, Oriya: ଫାଇନ, Russian: Фаин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Faïn. Click here for other potential spellings of Fain.
How Common Is The Last Name Fain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 39,700th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 551,210 people. The surname Fain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Fain reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fain is also the 217,650th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,306 people.
The last name Fain is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,478 people, or 1 in 34,592. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 4 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Fain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fain last name increased 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fain surname are 18.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fain earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning €25,976 per year; in United States they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $40,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $55,364 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fain in the Bengali language | ||
| ফাইন্ | pha'in | - |
| Fain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାଇନ | pha'ina | 64.29 |
| ଫାଇ | pha'i | 14.29 |
| ଫାଇନ୍ | pha'in | 14.29 |
| ଫାଇନ୍ାଇଁ | pha'ina'im | 7.14 |
| Fain in the Hindi language | ||
| फईन | pha'ina | 36.84 |
| फाईन | pha'ina | 17.89 |
| फैन | phaina | 16.84 |
| फैन्सी | phainsi | 13.68 |
| फाइन | pha'ina | 10.53 |
| फैन्सा | phainsa | 2.11 |
| फइन | pha'ina | 2.11 |
| Fain in the Russian language | ||
| Фаин | fain | - |
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Fain Reference & Research
Fain DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Fain FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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