Gain Surname

5,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India76,2231:10,063844
Bangladesh23,1601:6,881615
United States1,4561:248,94223,691
France1,0831:61,3328,330
Philippines9501:106,56718,521
South Africa3791:142,94916,392
England3461:161,03515,064
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Australia1691:159,73816,670
Pakistan1391:1,285,20814,950
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Qatar411:57,5125,907
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
South Sudan251:456,603797
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3751:65,0017,465
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4521:111,10311,052

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Gane.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Ingenious” in Old French (Engaigne).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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) is most common in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,380th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 69,145 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gain are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 91,976th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 5,367 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 76,223 people, or 1 in 10,063. In India Gain is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 91 percent reside, Odisha, where 4 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gain last name expanded 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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 US average, with 53.55% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gatin896,253/
Gaine893,887/
Gaind891,111/
Gajin89816/
Gaion89687/
Gaitn89521/
Gasin89387/
Gaing89383/
Gaian89300/
Ngain89234/
Gayin89205/
Gaien89111/
Ghain89110/
Gaint8949/
Gacin8936/
Gainc8935/
Gaain8920/
Gaiin8913/
Gaiyn896/
Gainn894/
Hgain891/
Gaiun891/
Gaián891/
Gaink890/
Gan861,572,941/
Ain8624,935/
Gin866,672/
Gaysin8011,780/
Gaucin803,277/
Gausin801,123/
Gaisin801,056/
Gasing80903/
Gayina80903/
Gassin80539/
Gaione80377/
Ghatin80236/
Gachin80234/
Gaisen80213/
Gaigne80210/
Ghasin80203/
H'Gain80182/
Gaggin80162/
Gattin80152/
Gautin80114/
Gaisne8094/
Gaying8081/
Gahain8074/
Gating8068/
Gaitin8061/
Gaiten8058/
Gajina8041/
Gaiung8023/
Gacing8022/
Gaszin8017/
Gajion8015/
Gahein8012/
Gasien8012/
Gaieng8011/
Ghaain809/
Gaiand808/
Ghaine807/
Gaindh807/
Gayine807/
Ghayin807/
Ngajin807/
Gaiane806/
Gaaind806/
Gaytin805/
Gascin804/
Gaiang804/
Gacint803/
Gainnd802/
Gainhe802/
Gajcin802/
Ghaind801/
Gaiina801/
Gahion801/
Nghain801/
Ngaien801/
N'Gain801/
Gayion801/
Gawien801/
Ghacin801/
Ghaian801/
Gaiant801/
Gaisyn801/
Gajisn801/
Gaiene801/
Gaaing801/
Gacind801/
Kgaing801/
Gahjin800/
Gaithn800/
Gahgin800/
Gaiesn800/
Ngan7534,134/
Ghan7533,019/
Gang7523,221/
Gant7521,978/
Gann7519,324/
Hain7517,972/
Ginn7514,372/
Aind7512,309/
Gane7511,808/
Asin759,686/
Goin757,493/
Atin757,032/
Aine754,916/
Gaan754,820/
Gand754,053/
Ayin752,850/
Ganh752,492/
Gahn752,312/
Ajin752,243/
Acin752,189/
Gine752,014/
Gaun751,777/
Gean751,641/
Aing751,128/
Gaen75632/
Açin75534/
Gaim75531/
Aian75478/
Ghin75352/
Ainh75319/
Gayn75260/
Aien75234/
Aain75211/
Aimn75176/
Aion75121/
Ginh75117/
Aiin7599/
Aint7541/
Ainn7538/
Șain7536/
Aiun7534/
Kgan7528/
Gamn7519/
Gasn7514/
Ggan759/
Gajn758/
Hgan756/
Gatn754/
Géan754/
Cgan753/
Aiyn753/
Gitn752/
Gihn752/
Ganq752/
Aihn752/
Ainq752/
Aitn751/
Hgin751/
Ainė751/
Qgan751/
Gassing735,389/
Gaussin73619/
Gaingne73173/
Gatting73149/
Gaggion7395/
Gaitten7377/
Gasienė7361/
Gaschin7355/
Ghasing7352/
Gaissin7341/
Gausing7331/
Gaching7328/
Nggaian7323/
Gaychin7321/
Gaising7316/
Gainova7314/
Gauchin7313/
Gaichin7312/
Gahaine7310/
Ghahian738/
Gasieng736/
Gachind735/
Ghattin735/
Gaisent734/
Ghassin734/
Ghating732/
Gaachin732/
Gaingue732/
Gaysing732/
Gasingh731/
Ghachin731/
Gatihng731/
Gaienne731/
Gaiseen731/
Nngayin731/
Gayigne731/
Gauscin731/
Gassint731/
Gaußing731/
Ghahina731/
Gagienė731/
Gaioune731/
Gaiting731/
Gaihong731/
Gayinne731/
Gasimng731/
Gauting731/
Gahieng731/
Gaichen731/
Ga'ieng731/
Gaiseng731/
Ghautin731/
Gaggien730/
An673,294,274/
Gayen67196,830/
In6779,933/
Gasim6756,896/
Gagne6754,406/
Gayan6732,841/
Ghanh6722,887/
Hasin6721,925/
Ghane6720,530/
Gantt6712,204/
Gaunt6711,052/
Gahan6711,009/
Gijon678,205/
Easin677,959/
Aying676,734/
Gajan676,054/
Ayine675,794/
Ating675,318/
Gaund674,717/
Ganne674,605/
Gayon674,082/
Autin673,621/
Achin673,248/
Haine673,088/
Gysin672,973/
Ayina672,875/
Going672,799/
Aysin672,079/
Gehan672,056/
Gandh671,696/
Asing671,690/
Ausin671,621/
Ajina671,613/
Gisin671,251/
Guine671,234/
Hatin671,233/
Ghant671,222/
Goian671,198/
Haing671,180/
Gojan671,148/
Aiene671,053/
Attin671,022/
Aytin67954/
Ghand67904/
Gujan67876/
Ghang67841/
Goyan67787/
Ayçin67771/
Assin67760/
Gamne67741/
Gajon67672/
Hajin67668/
Gaune67647/
Ghann67646/
Geant67579/
Ginhe67579/
Geçin67558/
Aingh67537/
Aaind67535/
Gasne67482/
Ahian67455/
Gayne67445/
Getin67435/
Gaung67417/
Aisen67410/
Gesin67354/
Acing67349/
Hayin67344/
Gaten67332/
Gaane67331/
Gandt67329/
Giyen67282/
Hacin67281/
Gawen67272/
Gitin67265/
Gajim67252/
Asien67227/
Gijan67206/
Aisin67202/
Gauen67191/
Aasin67188/
Ayind67187/
Gayun67183/
Gijón67158/
Giyan67157/
Geane67151/
Ghinn67149/
Ghaim67147/
Asinc67146/
Gaytn67139/
Gojin67139/
Gatne67138/
Aitin67129/
Gangh67126/
Goyin67124/
Giten67117/
Goine67109/
Ngoin67106/
Aienh67103/
Haian67100/
Gaßen6797/
Gasen6792/
Guean6790/
Ganhs6785/
Gaiam6781/
Gaião6776/
Aiten6770/
Aisyn6766/
Gecin6764/
Gaján6763/
Giene6761/
Aindh6760/
Goint6760/
Aiyon6760/
Aiend6758/
Goind6757/
Gaang6757/
Gayim6755/
Ngann6752/
Ahcin6752/
Gajen6751/
Geyan6749/
Gisen6745/
Gătin6745/
Guein6744/
Haiun6744/
Ghinh6744/
Ganhe6743/
Geahn6741/
Gacen6740/
Uggin6738/
Goien6737/
Gahun6736/
Kghan6735/
Aihan6735/
Gejan6734/
Haien6734/
Geijn6730/
Ngean6730/
Gaand6729/
Aiong6728/
Aihin6728/
Ngaun6727/
Gayán6727/
Haind6726/
Găina6726/
Geang6725/
Aioun6725/
Hågan6725/
Gayón6725/
Aicen6724/
Aieng6724/
Ajion6723/
Gatim6723/
Ghaan6723/
Kgane6722/
Eatin6721/
Geina6720/
Aiand6719/
Gaunn6719/
Ngaan6719/
Haiin6718/
Haion6717/
Ga'an6717/
Gannå6717/
Gîtin6717/
Ajien6716/
Gigne6716/
Haint6715/
Gađan6715/
Gaľan6715/
Gajón6715/
Geann6714/
Gasyn6714/
Hainn6714/
Aiane6714/
Gannt6713/
Gujin6713/
Aucin6713/
Aigne6713/
Ahjin6713/
Gandø6713/
Aßing6713/
Gisne6712/
Aiang6712/
Aisne6712/
Ayhin6712/
Gicin6712/
Gajun6711/
Geand6711/
Aajin6711/
Ghean6711/
Ayien6711/
Awien6711/
Ngahn6711/
Asinn6711/
Ghein6710/
Ainne6710/
Ghaithne679/
Giean679/
Gityn679/
Aycin679/
Géant679/
Gejin678/
Aiina678/
Aiien678/
Gaehn678/
Nghan678/
Ghaichin678/
Ejgin678/
Aïtin678/
Asint677/
N'Gan677/
Geľan677/
Ghayn676/
Aatin676/
Ayion676/
Goiin676/
Ganqu676/
Ganhh676/
Giyon675/
Gathn675/
Goinn675/
Nganh675/
Haisn675/
Ahain675/
Goimn675/
Ghamn675/
Gasssing674/
Gahajing674/
Auian674/
Gijen674/
Hgang674/
Aieen674/
Nkgan674/
Aiine674/
Gacim674/
Ng'an674/
Aioon674/
Aione673/
Aiing673/
Gaianova673/
Cgand673/
Ahein673/
Haain673/
Cgann673/
Cgang673/
Aitne673/
Aggin673/
Aitng673/
Gan'n673/
Aîtin673/
Aihun673/
Gaunø673/
Aihyn673/
Ghaun672/
Gienh672/
Eacin672/
Gaant672/
Ggang672/
Gaiem672/
Atinn672/
Geion672/
Gassinne672/
Ayimn672/
Gaiom672/
Gitnc672/
Gaium672/
Asimn672/
Ainhd672/
Eggin671/
Gaynn671/
Geean671/
Ghuin671/
Ghaen671/
Ainnd671/
Oggin671/
Nghin671/
Cghattin671/
Gayinova671/
Gghan671/
Gausn671/
Gautn671/
Gauun671/
Ganng671/
Gantd671/
Gaggiann671/
Gahassin671/
Gancc671/
Gandd671/
Githn671/
Gittn671/
Ghasingh671/
Ghhassin671/
Haiyn671/
Gytin671/
Aacin671/
Aindt671/
Ainhs671/
Aiond671/
Aiamn671/
Ajimn671/
Gattn671/
Gauhn671/
Gaynt671/
Gaaan671/
Ainhe671/
Aijne671/
Atimn671/
Gajng671/
Geanc671/
Gaysn671/
Hägin671/
Haçin671/
Kgaim671/
Qugan671/
Gaðan671/
Gashchin671/
Gasching671/
Goitn671/
Guinh671/
Gâtin671/
Gäina671/
Gétin671/
Gyion671/
Giion671/
Ghâan671/
Gaanh671/
Gaischin671/
Gaissing671/
Gandå671/
Aihon671/
Aiind671/
Aicin671/
Aiung671/
Aindd671/
Aißen671/
Ahion671/
Atint671/
Auion671/
Ayinc671/
Ayint671/
Aßink671/
Aşşin671/
Gaaim671/
Ojgin671/
Kgaan671/
Kganc671/
Gaiym671/
Aimne671/
Nggan671/
Nhgan671/
Acihn671/
A'Ain671/
Aiank671/
Aiyna671/
Ainng671/
Gangg671/
Ganhd671/
Gayng671/
Hngan671/
Hgann670/
Ganck670/
Haihn670/
Gaahn670/
Gaischen670/
Aaine670/
Aihen670/
Adtin670/

Gain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gain in the Bengali language
গাইনga'ina-
Gain in the Marathi language
गाईनga'ina94.22
गाइनga'ina2.86
गैनgaina2.47
Gain in the Oriya language
ଗାଇନga'ina85.99
ଗାଇନ୍ga'in4.1
ଗଇନga'ina2.97
ଗାଈନga'ina2.18
ଗାଇga'i1.26
ଗଇଁga'im0.59
ଗାଇଁga'im0.46
ଗାଇଲ୍ga'il0.13
ଗାଇମ୍ga'im0.13
ଗାଇତ୍ga'it0.07
ଅିନୀaini0.07
Gain in the Hindi language
गाईनga'ina52.27
गाइनga'ina29.26
गैनgaina13.93
गार्इनgar'ina2.83
गैणgaina0.3
जैनjaina0.1
गाींgaim0.1
ग्ौनgauna0.1
गाईन्ga'in0.1
Gain in the Russian language
Гаинgain-

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