Väin Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Väin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Väin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1301:10,1681,422
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Väin Last Name Facts

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

Väin is found most in Estonia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Väin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Väin reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 10,168. Besides Estonia Väin is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Väina8932/
Vien7512,320/
Vään75126/
Viin75114/
Wäin753/
Viyn752/
Vieng671,926/
Vient67214/
Viene67101/
Vioen6769/
Vahin6769/
Vienc6754/
Vøien6743/
Vienn6740/
Viyon6740/
Vijen6739/
Viđen6736/
Vijin6736/
Vihin6714/
Viina6712/
Vișen679/
Viind675/
Voain675/
Vhien673/
Vjain672/
Viend672/
Vèien671/
Viajn671/
Vwiyn671/
Viyna671/
Vying671/
Viein671/
Veein671/
Vaein671/
Vieen671/
Viinc671/
Viing671/
Vietn671/
Vihen671/
Veain670/

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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 Väin
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