Sainclair Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Sainclair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sainclair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti3201:33,3872,333
France941:706,62589,060
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Sainclair (263) may also be a first name.

Sainclair Last Name Facts

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

Sainclair occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sainclair? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 657,184th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Sainclair live; 70 percent live in Caribbean and 70 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Sainclair is also the 548,616th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 263 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 33,387. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Ouest, where 72 percent are found, Nord, where 23 percent are found and Sud-Est, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti Sainclair exists in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Sainclair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sainclair has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 112 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sainclair Last Name Statistics demography

Sainclair earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

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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 Sainclair
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