Wain Surname
Approximately 11,253 people bear this surname
Wain Surname Definition:
(English) 1 metonymic for Wainman, q.v.
2 a name from the trade-sign of a Wagon [Old English wæ(g)n]
Wain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,974 | 1:11,202 | 1,661 |
| Australia | 2,446 | 1:11,037 | 1,634 |
| United States | 1,239 | 1:292,542 | 27,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 589 | 1:13,843 | 1,313 |
| Indonesia | 303 | 1:436,466 | 36,510 |
| Canada | 268 | 1:137,484 | 14,186 |
| Pakistan | 265 | 1:674,128 | 10,302 |
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| France | 105 | 1:632,597 | 82,532 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Denmark | 54 | 1:104,532 | 9,834 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,521 | 1:9,669 | 1,453 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
Wain (1,193) may also be a first name.
Wain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 metonymic for Wainman, q.v.
2 a name from the trade-sign of a Wagon [Old English wæ(g)n]
(English) Dweller at the sign of the wagon.
From the German, Wehn; a personal name.
Wain Demographics
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Wain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wain (Oriya: ୍ବାଇଁ) is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wain is the 46,090th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 647,609 people. The surname Wain occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wain reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 229,461st most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 1,193 people.
This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 4,974 people, or 1 in 11,202. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 14 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Beside England Wain occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Wain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wain has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,880 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wain last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Wain are 0.70999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 265.31% more than the national average, earning R 868,104 per year; in United States they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $49,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% more than the national average, earning $56,332 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wain in the Oriya language | ||
| ୍ବାଇଁ | ba'im | - |
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