Sheyn Surname
Approximately 2,872 people bear this surname
Sheyn 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 SurnameSheyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,320 | 1:34,487 | 4,997 |
| Russia | 1,220 | 1:118,134 | 14,166 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Belarus | 121 | 1:78,521 | 12,586 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sheyn (84) may also be a first name.
Sheyn 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.
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Sheyn Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Sheyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheyn (Hindi: शेयन, Russian: Шейн) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheyn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 153,119th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,537,446 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Sheyn reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Sheyn is also the 1,046,220th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 84 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,320 people, or 1 in 34,487. In Ukraine Sheyn is most common in: Donetsk Oblast, where 43 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 16 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Excluding Ukraine Sheyn occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Sheyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sheyn last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sheyn surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 49.47% being registered to vote for the party.
Sheyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,131 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheyn in the Hindi language | ||
| शेयन | seyana | - |
| Sheyn in the Russian language | ||
| Шейн | sejn | - |
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Footnotes
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