Zain Surname
Approximately 224,206 people bear this surname
Zain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 49,589 | 1:595 | 70 |
| Saudi Arabia | 39,989 | 1:772 | 45 |
| Egypt | 35,389 | 1:2,598 | 354 |
| Sudan | 31,080 | 1:1,207 | 170 |
| Yemen | 11,995 | 1:2,203 | 340 |
| Indonesia | 11,777 | 1:11,229 | 1,426 |
| Pakistan | 7,264 | 1:24,593 | 1,307 |
| Iran | 6,738 | 1:11,395 | 1,522 |
| Lebanon | 5,603 | 1:1,006 | 185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,452 | 1:2,058 | 257 |
| Syria | 4,111 | 1:4,695 | 533 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,704 | 1:7,695 | 1,125 |
| Iraq | 2,468 | 1:14,190 | 976 |
| Oman | 2,082 | 1:1,771 | 255 |
| Afghanistan | 1,029 | 1:31,247 | 1,315 |
| Palestine | 1,025 | 1:4,438 | 1,014 |
| Liberia | 1,021 | 1:4,318 | 535 |
| Kuwait | 955 | 1:3,980 | 524 |
| Qatar | 821 | 1:2,872 | 266 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Brunei | 530 | 1:790 | 156 |
| India | 373 | 1:2,056,476 | 69,972 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 324 | 1:1,118,700 | 80,737 |
| Bahrain | 309 | 1:4,364 | 792 |
| Jordan | 296 | 1:29,873 | 3,789 |
| Argentina | 217 | 1:196,974 | 16,372 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Maldives | 17 | 1:23,775 | 1,460 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Zaín (1), Zaïn (1) & Žaỉn (1) are calculated separately.
Zain (322,723) may also be a first name.
Zain Demographics
Average Male Zain Height
173.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zain (Arabic: زين, Georgian: ზაინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻳﻦ, Hindi: जैन, Marathi: अीन, Oriya: ଆେବଦିନ, Russian: Заин) is most common in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zaín, Zaïn or Žaỉn. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,459th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,504 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Zain live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 30 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Zain is also the 3,232nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 322,723 people.
Zain is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 49,589 people, or 1 in 595. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Kelantan, where 21 percent live, Selangor, where 15 percent live and Kedah, where 15 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this last name is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.
Zain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zain surname rose 2,314 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Shiite (72%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Zain surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Zain earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning R 184,848 per year; in United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $48,059 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zain in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაინ | zain | - |
| Zain in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେବଦିନ | aebadina | - |
| Zain in the Hindi language | ||
| जैन | jaina | 71.43 |
| ज़ैन | zaina | 18.18 |
| ज़ैन | zaina | 5.19 |
| जै़न | jaina | 1.3 |
| जान | jana | 1.3 |
| Zain in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻳﻦ | zyn | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻦ | alzyn | 33.33 |
| Zain in the Marathi language | ||
| अीन | aina | 50 |
| ज़ैन | zaina | 50 |
| Zain in the Russian language | ||
| Заин | zain | - |
| Zain in the Arabic language | ||
| زين | zyn | - |
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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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- 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 Zain
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