Shein Surname
Approximately 45,336 people bear this surname
Shein Surname User-submission:
This surname came from the German word scheinen, meaning 'shining'. It was used to describe ones labour, as this surname holder possibly was connected with jewelry. It is known that this surname has Jewish roots. Surname variants such as Sheynov appeared as Jews migrated to the Eastern Europe during XVIII-XIX centuries and got local ending -ov as a result.
Read More About This SurnameShein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 36,434 | 1:1,426 | 124 |
| Russia | 5,845 | 1:24,657 | 3,490 |
| United States | 938 | 1:386,417 | 34,021 |
| Ukraine | 399 | 1:114,092 | 16,237 |
| Belarus | 342 | 1:27,781 | 4,817 |
| Kazakhstan | 230 | 1:76,880 | 9,067 |
| Thailand | 198 | 1:356,759 | 62,464 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Uzbekistan | 109 | 1:283,754 | 8,225 |
| South Africa | 97 | 1:558,533 | 43,702 |
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 28 | 1:213,309 | 20,787 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Shein (152,015) may also be a first name.
Shein Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname came from the German word scheinen, meaning 'shining'. It was used to describe ones labour, as this surname holder possibly was connected with jewelry. It is known that this surname has Jewish roots. Surname variants such as Sheynov appeared as Jews migrated to the Eastern Europe during XVIII-XIX centuries and got local ending -ov as a result.
- aseinsShein Demographics
Average Shein Salary in
United States
$56,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shein (Arabic: شين, Georgian: შეინ, Marathi: शेन, Russian: Шеин) is found in Myanmar more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shein? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,385th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 160,745 people. The last name Shein is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shein reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Shein is also the 6,907th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 152,015 people.
The surname Shein is most commonly held in Myanmar, where it is carried by 36,434 people, or 1 in 1,426. Other than Myanmar it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Shein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shein surname expanded 2,606 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shein Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shein surname are 33.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.79% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.92% more than the national average, earning R 589,152 per year; in United States they earn 31.75% more than the national average, earning $56,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $56,856 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shein Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shein in the Georgian language | ||
| შეინ | shein | - |
| Shein in the Marathi language | ||
| शेन | sena | 60 |
| शाहीन | sahina | 20 |
| शेईन | se'ina | 20 |
| Shein in the Russian language | ||
| Шеин | sein | - |
| Shein in the Arabic language | ||
| شين | shyn | - |
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Footnotes
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