Lein Surname
Approximately 9,350 people bear this surname
Lein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,182 | 1:25,300 | 3,355 |
| United States | 2,677 | 1:135,397 | 14,182 |
| Indonesia | 1,554 | 1:85,102 | 8,939 |
| Norway | 572 | 1:8,990 | 950 |
| Kenya | 227 | 1:203,436 | 14,736 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Belgium | 133 | 1:86,441 | 13,498 |
| Malaysia | 124 | 1:237,857 | 13,554 |
| Russia | 84 | 1:1,715,751 | 112,504 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Poland | 62 | 1:613,044 | 55,163 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Georgia | 48 | 1:78,032 | 7,787 |
| Ukraine | 39 | 1:1,167,249 | 102,683 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Czechia | 36 | 1:295,374 | 37,799 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 181 | 1:277,451 | 22,466 |
Lein (672) may also be a first name.
Lein Demographics
Lein Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lein (Georgian: ლეინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ, Russian: Леин) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lein is the 54,420th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 779,417 people. The surname Lein is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Lein live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lein is also the 320,017th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 672 people.
The surname Lein is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,182 people, or 1 in 25,300. In Germany Lein is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent reside, Hesse, where 23 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany Lein is found in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.
Lein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lein surname rose 1,479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lein Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lein surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lein last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning 323,851 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,100 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lein Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lein in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეინ | lein | - |
| Lein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ | allyn | 66.67 |
| ﻟﻠﻴﻦ | llyn | 33.33 |
| Lein in the Russian language | ||
| Леин | lein | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lein
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