Gain Surname
Approximately 105,395 people bear this surname
Gain Surname Definition:
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Gegn or Gen (as seen in Ge(g)nes-burh (Gainsborough) = ‘Ge(g)n’s Stronghold.’) [prob. Old English gegn, straight, direct]
Gain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 76,223 | 1:10,063 | 844 |
| Bangladesh | 23,160 | 1:6,881 | 615 |
| United States | 1,456 | 1:248,942 | 23,691 |
| France | 1,083 | 1:61,332 | 8,330 |
| Philippines | 950 | 1:106,567 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 379 | 1:142,949 | 16,392 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Canada | 264 | 1:139,567 | 14,363 |
| Australia | 169 | 1:159,738 | 16,670 |
| Pakistan | 139 | 1:1,285,208 | 14,950 |
| Russia | 112 | 1:1,286,813 | 92,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Belgium | 82 | 1:140,203 | 20,001 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Belarus | 44 | 1:215,933 | 26,858 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 375 | 1:65,001 | 7,465 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 452 | 1:111,103 | 11,052 |
Gain (5,367) may also be a first name.
Gain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Gegn or Gen (as seen in Ge(g)nes-burh (Gainsborough) = ‘Ge(g)n’s Stronghold.’) [prob. Old English gegn, straight, direct]
See Gane.
“Ingenious” in Old French (Engaigne).
From the name Eugaine, which gave appellation to Colne Eugaine, commonly called Gain's Colne, a parish in Essex; doubtless from Enghien in the Pays Bas, anciently Anguien or Enguien, in Latin Angia. Gane, Gaines, Gainey are doubtless from the same root.
Gain Demographics
Average Gain Salary in
United States
$42,709 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gain (Bengali: গাইন, Hindi: गाईन, Marathi: गाईन, Oriya: ଗାଇନ, Russian: Гаин) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,380th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,145 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Gain reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gain is also the 91,976th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,367 people.
Gain is most common in India, where it is borne by 76,223 people, or 1 in 10,063. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 91 percent live, Odisha, where 4 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 78 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Gain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gain surname rose 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gain last name is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Gain last name are 6.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.55% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.84% more than the national average, earning R 448,752 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.59% more than the national average, earning $59,418 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gain in the Bengali language | ||
| গাইন | ga'ina | - |
| Gain in the Marathi language | ||
| गाईन | ga'ina | 94.22 |
| गाइन | ga'ina | 2.86 |
| गैन | gaina | 2.47 |
| Gain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଇନ | ga'ina | 85.99 |
| ଗାଇନ୍ | ga'in | 4.1 |
| ଗଇନ | ga'ina | 2.97 |
| ଗାଈନ | ga'ina | 2.18 |
| ଗାଇ | ga'i | 1.26 |
| ଗଇଁ | ga'im | 0.59 |
| ଗାଇଁ | ga'im | 0.46 |
| ଗାଇଲ୍ | ga'il | 0.13 |
| ଗାଇମ୍ | ga'im | 0.13 |
| ଗାଇତ୍ | ga'it | 0.07 |
| ଅିନୀ | aini | 0.07 |
| Gain in the Hindi language | ||
| गाईन | ga'ina | 52.27 |
| गाइन | ga'ina | 29.26 |
| गैन | gaina | 13.93 |
| गार्इन | gar'ina | 2.83 |
| गैण | gaina | 0.3 |
| जैन | jaina | 0.1 |
| गाीं | gaim | 0.1 |
| ग्ौन | gauna | 0.1 |
| गाईन् | ga'in | 0.1 |
| Gain in the Russian language | ||
| Гаин | gain | - |
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Gain Reference & Research
Gaines DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gaines 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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