Kain Surname
Approximately 18,164 people bear this surname
Kain Surname Definition:
= Cain(e, q.v.
Kain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,860 | 1:52,837 | 6,344 |
| India | 2,030 | 1:377,865 | 20,240 |
| Australia | 1,594 | 1:16,936 | 2,384 |
| Germany | 1,221 | 1:65,934 | 8,433 |
| Austria | 1,058 | 1:8,049 | 1,020 |
| Cameroon | 860 | 1:24,150 | 3,270 |
| England | 663 | 1:84,039 | 9,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 529 | 1:15,413 | 1,496 |
| Russia | 389 | 1:370,496 | 36,324 |
| Canada | 313 | 1:117,718 | 12,450 |
| Indonesia | 284 | 1:465,666 | 38,509 |
| Argentina | 266 | 1:160,690 | 13,538 |
| Turkey | 178 | 1:437,199 | 25,899 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Thailand | 135 | 1:523,247 | 90,840 |
| New Zealand | 130 | 1:34,833 | 5,995 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| Scotland | 93 | 1:57,568 | 4,778 |
| Czechia | 84 | 1:126,589 | 20,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 81 | 1:284,830 | 10,886 |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 1:244,695 | 4,821 |
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Hungary | 55 | 1:178,478 | 15,519 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Nicaragua | 43 | 1:140,025 | 2,156 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Belarus | 36 | 1:263,918 | 30,781 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| North Macedonia | 19 | 1:110,604 | 9,336 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 144 | 1:30,763 | 3,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 417 | 1:58,454 | 6,877 |
| Scotland | 170 | 1:22,019 | 2,113 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,152 | 1:23,336 | 2,921 |
The alternate forms: Káin (17), Kaïn (3) & Kaín (2) are calculated separately.
Kain (9,679) may also be a first name.
Kain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Cain(e, q.v.
The same as Kane. The town of Caen in Normandy was sometimes so written in English records.
For Kaines, or De Keyneto. Herbert de Cahaignes, William Cahaines, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Cahaignis, England 1189; William Fitz-Richard de C. (Rot. Pip.).
Kain Demographics
Average Male Kain Height
177.73 cm
Average Female Kain Height
165.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kain (Arabic: كاعين, Bengali: কইন, Georgian: კაინ, Hindi: कैन, Marathi: कैन, Oriya: କଇଁ, Russian: Каин) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Káin, Kaïn or Kaín. For other possible spellings of Kain click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kain? popularity and diffusion
Kain is the 29,494th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 401,208 people. The last name Kain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Kain are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kain is also the 62,626th most numerous given name in the world, held by 9,679 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,860 people, or 1 in 52,837. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Kain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kain surname increased 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kain last name is chiefly Catholic (52%) in Ireland, Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Kain last name are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.49% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning R 239,688 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $56,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kain in the Georgian language | ||
| კაინ | kain | - |
| Kain in the Hindi language | ||
| कैन | kaina | 88.38 |
| केन | kena | 10.71 |
| कैण | kaina | 0.23 |
| काीं | kaim | 0.23 |
| Kain in the Oriya language | ||
| କଇଁ | ka'im | 86.99 |
| କଇନ | ka'ina | 7.34 |
| କଈଁ | ka'im | 0.9 |
| କଇଂ | ka'im | 0.38 |
| କାଇଁ | ka'im | 0.38 |
| କାଶି | kasi | 0.14 |
| କାଳି | kali | 0.05 |
| କଇ | ka'i | 0.05 |
| କାସି | kasi | 0.05 |
| Kain in the Marathi language | ||
| कैन | kaina | 62.96 |
| काईन | ka'ina | 25.93 |
| कईन | ka'ina | 7.41 |
| कइन | ka'ina | 3.7 |
| Kain in the Bengali language | ||
| কইন | ka'ina | 50 |
| কাইন | ka'ina | 25 |
| কইন্ | ka'in | 25 |
| Kain in the Russian language | ||
| Каин | kain | - |
| Kain in the Arabic language | ||
| كاعين | kayn | - |
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Kain Reference & Research
Kain One-name Study - A profile of the Kain surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Cain FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Cain 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
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