Sin Surname

402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Sin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea1,003,9431:5112
North Korea94,7331:26546
Cambodia64,0981:24239
Hong Kong25,0331:29362
Myanmar21,0671:2,465145
Singapore10,8071:51086
India10,5691:72,5774,919
Malaysia9,9341:2,969438
Indonesia9,4361:14,0151,760
United States4,1291:87,7849,899
Macau2,6921:22358
Vietnam2,2751:40,724505
Thailand1,5551:45,4275,163
Romania1,3401:14,9831,912
Canada9021:40,8495,094
Pakistan8891:200,9494,908
Brunei6391:655120
Spain5551:84,2387,192
France5101:130,24119,889
Australia4811:56,1246,861
England4331:128,67912,798
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Uzbekistan3371:91,7786,530
United Arab Emirates3231:28,3663,135
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Philippines2871:352,74647,362
Taiwan2661:88,138880
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Ivory Coast2261:102,0855,279
Brazil2141:1,000,34735,401
Mexico1781:697,33810,801
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
China1671:8,187,554554
Iran1661:462,54528,234
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Mauritius1371:9,4412,007
Argentina1301:328,79526,002
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
Kyrgyzstan1101:54,2977,708
Moldova1011:35,2615,486
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Guatemala501:321,6534,595
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Chile371:476,12112,335
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Panama201:195,6135,661
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Israel141:611,26042,949
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Guam121:13,3432,098
Wales111:281,32115,850
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Şin (2,315), Sín (9), Sîn (4) & Šín (210) are calculated separately.

Sin (165,392) may also be a first name.

Sin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sin (Bengali: সিন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻦ, Hindi: सिं, Marathi: सीन, Oriya: ସିଂ, Russian: Синь) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It may also be found as: Şin, Sín, Sîn or Šín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,733 people. Sin occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sin are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 6,364th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 165,392 people.

The last name Sin is most frequently used in South Korea, where it is borne by 1,003,943 people, or 1 in 51. In South Korea it is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Busan, where 8 percent live. Other than South Korea this surname occurs in 132 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 7 percent live and Cambodia, where 5 percent live.

Sin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sin surname is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (56%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sin are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.87% less than the national average, earning 218,494 kr per year; in Peru they earn 140.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,591 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.08% more than the national average, earning R 351,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 177.83% more than the national average, earning $63,074,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $56,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şin892,315/
Sín899/
Sîn894/
Sing86662,440/
Shin86343,975/
Sint869,938/
Sinn867,526/
Sien863,132/
Suin862,905/
Hsin861,063/
Sind86941/
Simn86609/
Szin86397/
Sjin86348/
Sihn86201/
Zsin8633/
Ssin8612/
Sgin864/
Scin864/
Sinq863/
Sisn863/
Jsin862/
Sn802,838/
Šín78210/
Singh7535,720,844/
Shina7537,664/
Sinnh7517,517/
Shinn7514,824/
Sindh752,472/
Sindt751,944/
Sieng751,386/
Hsing75879/
Singg75638/
Hsien75587/
Schin75521/
Shion75303/
Sinne75267/
Scina75208/
Hssin75134/
Sinck75127/
Sinng7579/
Szing7576/
Szink7554/
Shihn7552/
Sihng7542/
Sinqu7538/
Suinn7536/
Szihn7536/
Scion7532/
Sjien7525/
Åsing7524/
Simne7514/
Singq7511/
Sinnk7511/
Szgin7511/
Sging7510/
Simng7510/
Scien755/
Ssing754/
Szinn754/
Ssina754/
Siehn753/
Szien753/
Ssien753/
Hshin752/
Sient752/
Shijn752/
Hsint752/
Sisng751/
Shgin751/
Jssin751/
Hsinn751/
Zsing751/
Scing751/
Scinn751/
Sindd751/
Sinnt751/
Sinqh751/
Sintt751/
Sinzs751/
Xsien751/
Sindì751/
Sindø751/
Ssion751/
Szuin751/
Ssinq751/
Siend750/
Scink750/
Jin676,307,824/
Xin671,088,015/
Zin67731,529/
Sen67599,712/
Sim67480,931/
Cin6762,793/
Hsn6711,825/
Syn676,910/
Gin676,672/
Siengh674,295/
Sng673,088/
Schina671,286/
Singgh671,209/
Ssn671,068/
Sinngh671,013/
Schien67682/
Sinque67359/
Ssingh67339/
Schinn67339/
Singue67336/
Sienne67184/
Shn67169/
Sne67167/
Sinova67158/
Sisngh67127/
Simngh67126/
Snt67110/
Geesin6778/
Shinne6774/
Singne6768/
Snn6762/
Sihngh6761/
Shchin6754/
Sinová6752/
Uansin6751/
Schion6741/
Snd6738/
Snh6729/
Jsn6722/
Dsn6717/
Sjn6716/
Hsingh6715/
Sinddh6713/
Sinowa6713/
Sinkhh6710/
Sxn6710/
Çin679/
Snq679/
Simgne679/
Sinndh677/
Sjingh676/
Scn676/
Hssien676/
Shshin675/
Szingh674/
Sinkgh674/
Sün674/
Zsn674/
Sơn673/
Uamsin673/
Xsn673/
Schijn672/
Schint672/
Sén672/
Hsieng672/
Szn672/
Scinth671/
Sing'h671/
Siennh671/
Sgingh671/
Žin671/
Sinqgh671/
Się671/
Siehng671/
Si'ngh671/
Sincgh671/
Simėnė671/
Sschin671/
Sån671/
Sên671/
Sỏn671/
D'Sinn671/
Singqu671/
Sin'gh671/
Hsssin671/
Schisn670/
Hssing670/
Sinnck670/
Sshinn670/

Sin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻦsyn-
Sin in the Bengali language
সিনsina-
Sin in the Marathi language
सीनsina-
Sin in the Oriya language
ସିଂsim75.14
ସୀଂsim19.87
ସିଁsim0.8
ଶାିsai0.22
ସିନ୍sin0.17
ଶୀନ୍sin0.02
Sin in the Hindi language
सिंsim73.51
सिंहsinha16.01
सीनsina4.77
सिनsina3.46
सिन्sin0.08
Sin in the Russian language
Синьsin-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sin
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