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
The last name Lein (Georgian: ლეინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ, Russian: Леин) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,420th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 779,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Lein live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 320,017th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 672 people.
Lein is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,182 people, or 1 in 25,300. In Germany Lein is primarily found in: Saxony, where 29 percent reside, Hesse, where 23 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.
Lein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lein surname grew 1,479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lein Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lein last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lein surname are 10.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.49% being registered with 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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