Lain Surname
Approximately 9,970 people bear this surname
Lain Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller by certain tracts of arable land at the foot of the Sussex Downs.
Lain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,414 | 1:106,168 | 11,654 |
| Spain | 1,212 | 1:38,574 | 3,783 |
| Pakistan | 879 | 1:203,235 | 4,945 |
| Italy | 771 | 1:79,321 | 13,861 |
| Indonesia | 657 | 1:201,293 | 19,077 |
| France | 610 | 1:108,890 | 16,211 |
| England | 305 | 1:182,682 | 16,414 |
| Uruguay | 266 | 1:12,901 | 1,454 |
| Philippines | 225 | 1:449,948 | 55,152 |
| Brazil | 220 | 1:973,065 | 34,571 |
| Malaysia | 183 | 1:161,171 | 9,918 |
| India | 158 | 1:4,854,844 | 122,998 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Czechia | 65 | 1:163,592 | 24,859 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Marshall Islands | 15 | 1:3,455 | 727 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 181 | 1:134,671 | 12,361 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 961 | 1:52,257 | 5,901 |
The alternate forms: Laín (37) & Laiñ (1) are calculated separately.
Lain (4,151) may also be a first name.
Lain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller by certain tracts of arable land at the foot of the Sussex Downs.
Lain Demographics
Lain Political Affiliation
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Lain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lain (Hindi: लैन, Marathi: लईन, Oriya: ଲାଇନ, Russian: Лаин, Tibetan: ལའིན་) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Laín or Laiñ. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,412th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 730,947 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Lain are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 107,880th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,151 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,414 people, or 1 in 106,168. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.
Lain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lain last name expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lain last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Lain are 18.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Lain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.89% less than the national average, earning R 114,324 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lain in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལའིན་ | lé | - |
| Lain in the Hindi language | ||
| लैन | laina | 53.42 |
| लाइन | la'ina | 28.77 |
| लाईन | la'ina | 9.59 |
| लइन | la'ina | 4.11 |
| लईन | la'ina | 4.11 |
| Lain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଇନ | la'ina | 51.16 |
| ଲଇନ | la'ina | 30.23 |
| ଲଇଁ | la'im | 4.65 |
| ଳାଇନ | la'ina | 2.33 |
| ଲଈନ | la'ina | 2.33 |
| ଲାଈନ | la'ina | 2.33 |
| ଲାଇନ୍ | la'in | 2.33 |
| ଲାଇନତାି | la'inatai | 2.33 |
| େଲୖନ | elana | 2.33 |
| Lain in the Marathi language | ||
| लईन | la'ina | 33.33 |
| अलईन | ala'ina | 33.33 |
| लैन | laina | 33.33 |
| Lain in the Russian language | ||
| Лаин | lain | - |
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