Shain Surname
Approximately 6,087 people bear this surname
Shain Surname Definition:
(German) The beautiful or handsome person.
Shain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,971 | 1:121,999 | 13,014 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| India | 719 | 1:1,066,850 | 44,205 |
| Russia | 272 | 1:529,864 | 48,223 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Liberia | 82 | 1:53,763 | 4,754 |
| Afghanistan | 79 | 1:407,002 | 5,660 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Maldives | 16 | 1:25,261 | 1,532 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 314 | 1:159,932 | 14,628 |
The alternate forms: Shaïn (1) are calculated separately.
Shain (17,767) may also be a first name.
Shain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The beautiful or handsome person.
Shain Demographics
Average Male Shain Height
176.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shain (Bengali: সাহিন, Dhivehi: ޝާއިނ, Georgian: შაინ, Hindi: शाईन, Marathi: शाईन, Oriya: ଶଇନ, Russian: Шаин) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Shaïn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 80,077th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,197,231 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Shain reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 41,199th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 17,767 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,971 people, or 1 in 121,999. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Shain occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Shain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shain surname increased 946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shain Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shain surname are 37.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.72% registered with the party.
The amount Shain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.47% more than the national average, earning R 588,072 per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $59,338 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shain in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহিন | sahina | - |
| Shain in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޝާއިނ | sain | - |
| Shain in the Georgian language | ||
| შაინ | shain | 92.86 |
| შაინი | shaini | 7.14 |
| Shain in the Hindi language | ||
| शाईन | sa'ina | 72.9 |
| शाइन | sa'ina | 21.94 |
| शईन | sa'ina | 2.15 |
| शैन | saina | 1.35 |
| शइन | sa'ina | 0.4 |
| साईन | sa'ina | 0.35 |
| साइन | sa'ina | 0.07 |
| शाईऩ | sa'ina | 0.05 |
| शाइन् | sa'in | 0.03 |
| शाइना़ | sa'ina | 0.03 |
| शािं | saim | 0.03 |
| शाईन् | sa'in | 0.03 |
| सैन | saina | 0.03 |
| शैण | saina | 0.02 |
| शैं | saim | 0.02 |
| शाइना | sa'ina | 0.02 |
| शािँ | saim | 0.02 |
| Shain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଇନ | sa'ina | 61.11 |
| ସାହିନ | sahina | 11.11 |
| ସାଇଁ | sa'im | 5.56 |
| ଶାହିନ୍ | sahin | 5.56 |
| ସାହିନ୍ | sahin | 5.56 |
| ଶଇଁ | sa'im | 5.56 |
| ସାଇନ | sa'ina | 5.56 |
| Shain in the Marathi language | ||
| शाईन | sa'ina | 46.24 |
| शाइन | sa'ina | 25.92 |
| शईन | sa'ina | 8.84 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 6.63 |
| खान | khana | 2.5 |
| शािहन | saihana | 2.36 |
| शैन | saina | 1.18 |
| ख़ान | khana | 0.29 |
| हरी | hari | 0.15 |
| शैण | saina | 0.15 |
| Shain in the Russian language | ||
| Шаин | sain | - |
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