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

The surname Main (Bengali: মইন, Georgian: მაინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻴﻦ, Hindi: मैन, Marathi: माईन, Oriya: ମାଇନ, Russian: Маин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Maín, Maìn or Maïn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 10,623^rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 137,779 people. The surname Main is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Main live; 38 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,810^th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 43,338 people.

Main is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,376 people, or 1 in 20,860. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 131 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 8 percent live.

Main Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Main has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 bearing the Main surname is primarily Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Main surname are 16.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.49% being registered with the political 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.