Strain Surname

30,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Strain Surname Definition:

An Anglicized form of Strahan, Strachan, q.v. (esp. the former).

Strain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0311:30,1273,744
Canada1,0091:36,5174,646
England9691:57,5016,921
Northern Ireland9101:2,028414
Scotland7741:6,9171,071
Australia5651:47,7805,974
Romania4241:47,3535,903
Italy2801:218,41730,665
Ireland1651:28,5392,576
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Wales311:99,8247,946
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guyana41:190,5559,777
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7251:6,110984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3311:11,3091,397
England2541:95,9669,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3641:21,2432,670

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Sraitheáin A Donegal sept, also called Shryhane. MIF 225; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Sraitheáin A Donegal sept, also called Shryhane. MIF 225; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Local. A town in the north of Scotland, written Strane. It may be a contraction of Strachan, a little strath or valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straine92132/
Stratin9251/
Strajin9239/
Straing9219/
Shtrain926/
Strayin925/
Sztrain925/
Straint920/
Straion920/
Strasin920/
Stran91345/
Strating861,329/
Strautin8640/
Straiten8625/
Strattin868/
Strachin865/
Strajina861/
Strassin861/
Strainck861/
Straisén861/
Strasing860/
Strand8337,234/
Strang8313,892/
Strine831,935/
Strein83842/
Strien83562/
Strane83394/
Shtran83376/
Struin83363/
Sætran83298/
Strean83272/
Straun83125/
Strann8397/
Stroin8392/
Strhan8391/
Strahn8390/
Strajn8346/
Strayn8337/
Straim8318/
Sthran8313/
Strant837/
Strgin832/
Stratn831/
Straen831/
Åstran831/
Strran830/
Stranh830/
Stramn830/
Stratingh80105/
Stragienė8060/
Strauting806/
Strainova802/
Stragginn801/
Strauchin801/
Stratting800/
Straating800/
Strahan776,065/
Åstrand771,674/
Straten771,402/
Strandh77611/
Strandt77424/
Stroink77388/
Stroyan77360/
Strojan77312/
Strasen77309/
Stranne77256/
Strujan77226/
Sætrang77177/
Strojin77170/
Stroian77116/
Strajan77108/
Straßen7794/
Streine7785/
Stroing7775/
Strejan7766/
Streang7760/
Straand7745/
Striehn7743/
Streian7742/
Sztroin7739/
Strehan7735/
Strawen7732/
Sztranc7719/
Stragne7718/
Sztrein7718/
Stryian7718/
Strijen7713/
Shtrang7712/
Strandå7711/
Shtraim779/
Striyan778/
Străjan777/
Straňan777/
Streand776/
Stryjan776/
Strauhn774/
Strannå774/
Østrand774/
Straune773/
Strayne772/
Stritin772/
Stranck772/
Stratim772/
Sæthran772/
Stresin771/
Stretin771/
Strrand771/
Struyan771/
Straang771/
Strandd771/
Straung771/
Strejin771/
Shtrayn771/
Streyan771/
Stranng771/
Stracim771/
Stratyn771/
Strayan770/
Straund770/
Straehn770/
Strangh770/
Stroine770/
Strayon770/
Straissend751/
Stram73754/
Xtran731/
Strán731/
Straaten71464/
Stratten71369/
Stresing71348/
Strachen71134/
Sjstrand71101/
Strayhan7177/
Strassen7176/
Strojinc7149/
Strahand7148/
Strichen7144/
Søstrand7142/
Streetin7135/
Stranova7130/
Strautyn7128/
Strechin7127/
Strahsen7120/
Sztrajen719/
Strayhon718/
Håstrand717/
Sztrejan717/
Stroggin715/
Straszen715/
Stritten715/
Streiten714/
Strauten713/
Strauthn713/
Strausen712/
Strojine712/
Stradten711/
Strattne711/
Strauehn711/
Straungh711/
Streaten711/
Åhstrand711/
Øjstrand711/
Strising711/
Straszim711/
Stroutin711/
Strujina711/
Stráňainová711/
Sztrojan711/
Sæthrang711/
Streehan710/
Strettin710/
Strohien710/
Strahant710/
Strahann710/
Stream671,361/
Streun67702/
Streeting67400/
Streim67225/
Stroyn67211/
Straum67177/
Sjøstrand67133/
Strayhand6774/
Stroinova6771/
Shteheran6755/
Streen6743/
Strauchen6726/
Strhanová6726/
Struen6724/
Stréhn6724/
Stressing6723/
Stroun6712/
Štranc6712/
Štrajn6710/
Streyn678/
Sthram678/
Shtram678/
Sztram678/
Struyn677/
Stryen677/
Straynova676/
Stroinová676/
Stroim675/
Stroen675/
Streichen675/
Strigienė675/
Striching674/
Højstrand674/
Strannova673/
Stroichin672/
Strajnova672/
Strene672/
Struihina672/
Strram671/
Stryne671/
Streising671/
Strhanova671/
Strojn671/
Straachen671/
Stramg671/
Straysend671/
Straussen670/

Strain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strain in the Arabic language
العترهaltrh-
عترةtrt-
سترينstryn-
عترهtrh-

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Footnotes

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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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