Muain Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muain (151) may also be a first name.

Muain Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muain Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Muain (Hindi: मुाईन) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Muain live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 749,223rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 151 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 427,453. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kedah, where 19 percent are found, Kelantan, where 17 percent are found and Selangor, where 13 percent are found. Beside Malaysia Muain is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaine9174/
Muayin9116/
Muainn914/
Mueain911/
Muaing911/
Muaieen831/
Muaen804/
Muaim802/
Mvouaing771/
Muhieain771/
Mvouin73118/
Muaeen739/
Mbouin733/
Mueein731/
Mua'en731/
Muoind731/
Mouhouain713/
Mvouing6741/
Muaisim6718/
M'Bouin672/
Mbayien671/
Mouhouin6211/
Muhaheim621/
Mvaen601/
Muoim601/
Mbeaen553/
Muoeng552/
Mvouim551/
Mweijin501/

Muain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muain in the Hindi language
मुाईनmua'ina-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Muain
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