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Where Does The Last Name Main Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Main (Bengali: মইন, Georgian: მაინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻴﻦ, Hindi: मैन, Marathi: माईन, Oriya: ମାଇନ, Russian: Маин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maín, Maìn or Maïn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Main? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Main is the 10,623^rd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 137,779 people. The surname Main is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Main reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Main is also the 20,810^th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 43,338 people.

Main is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 17,376 people, or 1 in 20,860. In The United States Main is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 131 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

Main Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Main has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Main last name grew 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Main Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Main surname are 16.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Main earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.54% more than the national average, earning 503,674 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.65% more than the national average, earning R 403,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.44% more than the national average, earning $27,115,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $42,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,425 CAD per year.