Šain Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Šain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 168 | 1:21,050 | 3,648 |
| Croatia | 147 | 1:28,766 | 5,915 |
| Serbia | 65 | 1:109,922 | 8,556 |
| North Macedonia | 46 | 1:45,684 | 5,021 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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
Šain is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may occur as a variant: Sain, Şain, Saín or Saïn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 685,266th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. Šain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šain reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 271,225th most frequent first name globally, borne by 897 people.
It is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne 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 are found and Republika Srpska, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 34 percent are found and Serbia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sain | 92 | 81,481 | / |
| Şain | 92 | 43 | / |
| Šajin | 89 | 212 | / |
| Šaine | 89 | 4 | / |
| Šin | 86 | 102 | / |
| Šan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Saín | 83 | 3 | / |
| Saïn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Šajina | 80 | 116 | / |
| Zain | 75 | 224,206 | / |
| Šajn | 75 | 874 | / |
| Šink | 75 | 383 | / |
| Šanc | 75 | 106 | / |
| Šein | 75 | 35 | / |
| Šank | 75 | 18 | / |
| Šinn | 75 | 12 | / |
| Xain | 75 | 5 | / |
| Šinc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Šaun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šainova | 73 | 74 | / |
| Šainová | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saint | 67 | 120,305 | / |
| Saine | 67 | 13,569 | / |
| Saing | 67 | 9,643 | / |
| Chain | 67 | 8,700 | / |
| Sajin | 67 | 7,785 | / |
| Shain | 67 | 6,087 | / |
| Sasin | 67 | 5,638 | / |
| Satin | 67 | 3,476 | / |
| Hsain | 67 | 1,760 | / |
| Zayin | 67 | 1,417 | / |
| Saiin | 67 | 1,343 | / |
| Sainh | 67 | 1,248 | / |
| Sayin | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Zaian | 67 | 1,172 | / |
| Sacin | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Saian | 67 | 580 | / |
| Šujan | 67 | 528 | / |
| Saiun | 67 | 430 | / |
| Saion | 67 | 362 | / |
| Saien | 67 | 354 | / |
| Saind | 67 | 222 | / |
| Saain | 67 | 120 | / |
| Çayin | 67 | 102 | / |
| Zaien | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sainn | 67 | 50 | / |
| Zaion | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zaiin | 67 | 31 | / |
| Szain | 67 | 30 | / |
| Çaşin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Šitin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zainh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ssain | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zaain | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zainn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Saiyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Šetin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saimn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saihn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šahyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saßin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xajin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaihn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hzain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xaion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaiun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šaunė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çaçin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šasim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saisn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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