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
Average Male Wain Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wain (Oriya: ୍ବାଇଁ) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wain is the 46,090th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 647,609 people. The last name Wain is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Wain live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 229,461st most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,193 people.
Wain is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4,974 people, or 1 in 11,202. In England Wain is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 14 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Wain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wain has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wain last name increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,880 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wain last name are 0.70999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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