Strain Surname
Approximately 17,329 people bear this surname
Strain Surname Definition:
An Anglicized form of Strahan, Strachan, q.v. (esp. the former).
Strain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,031 | 1:30,127 | 3,744 |
| Canada | 1,009 | 1:36,517 | 4,646 |
| England | 969 | 1:57,501 | 6,921 |
| Northern Ireland | 910 | 1:2,028 | 414 |
| Scotland | 774 | 1:6,917 | 1,071 |
| Australia | 565 | 1:47,780 | 5,974 |
| Romania | 424 | 1:47,353 | 5,903 |
| Italy | 280 | 1:218,417 | 30,665 |
| Ireland | 165 | 1:28,539 | 2,576 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 725 | 1:6,110 | 984 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 331 | 1:11,309 | 1,397 |
| England | 254 | 1:95,966 | 9,815 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,364 | 1:21,243 | 2,670 |
Strain (215) may also be a first name.
Strain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Anglicized form of Strahan, Strachan, q.v. (esp. the former).
Ó Sraitheáin A Donegal sept, also called Shryhane. MIF 225; Map Don
Ó Sraitheáin A Donegal sept, also called Shryhane. MIF 225; Map Don
Local. A town in the north of Scotland, written Strane. It may be a contraction of Strachan, a little strath or valley.
Strain Demographics
Average Male Strain Height
176.37 cm
Average Female Strain Height
162.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Strain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Strain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Strain (Arabic: العتره) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Strain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,821st most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 420,540 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Strain reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 215 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 12,031 people, or 1 in 30,127. In The United States Strain is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Strain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Strain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Strain last name rose 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 381 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Strain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Strain last name are 16.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.15% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Strain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 284.79% more than the national average, earning R 914,400 per year; in United States they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $43,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Strain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Strain in the Arabic language | ||
| العتره | altrh | - |
| عترة | trt | - |
| سترين | stryn | - |
| عتره | trh | - |
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Strain Reference & Research
Strain DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Strain FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Strain
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