Šain Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1681:21,0503,648
Croatia1471:28,7665,915
Serbia651:109,9228,556
North Macedonia461:45,6845,021
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sain (81,481), Şain (43), Saín (3) & Saïn (1) are calculated separately.

Šain (897) may also be a first name.

Šain Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Šain Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Šain is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sain, Şain, Saín or Saïn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šain? popularity and diffusion

Šain is the 685,266th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. Šain occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šain live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 271,225th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 897 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 21,050. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šain is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 89 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 34 percent reside and Serbia, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sain9281,481/
Şain9243/
Šajin89212/
Šaine894/
Šin86102/
Šan867/
Saín833/
Saïn831/
Šajina80116/
Zain75224,206/
Šajn75874/
Šink75383/
Šanc75106/
Šein7535/
Šank7518/
Šinn7512/
Xain755/
Šinc753/
Šaun751/
Šainova7374/
Šainová734/
Saint67120,305/
Saine6713,569/
Saing679,643/
Chain678,700/
Sajin677,785/
Shain676,087/
Sasin675,638/
Satin673,476/
Hsain671,760/
Zayin671,417/
Saiin671,343/
Sainh671,248/
Sayin671,197/
Zaian671,172/
Sacin671,117/
Saian67580/
Šujan67528/
Saiun67430/
Saion67362/
Saien67354/
Saind67222/
Saain67120/
Çayin67102/
Zaien6796/
Sainn6750/
Zaion6739/
Zaiin6731/
Szain6730/
Çaşin6720/
Šitin6716/
Zainh6716/
Ssain6715/
Zaain6713/
Zainn6711/
Saiyn675/
Šetin674/
Saimn673/
Saihn672/
Šahyn672/
Saßin672/
Xajin672/
Zaihn672/
Sgain672/
Hzain671/
Xaion671/
Zaiun671/
Zzain671/
Šingh671/
Šaunė671/
Çaçin671/
Šasim671/
Sjain671/
Saisn671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Šain
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