# Thein (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/thein/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Burmese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,462 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,757 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 211,180 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (1,120 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowing from Burmese သိန်း (sin:).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Thein in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 38% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Thein in East Germany.

## People named Thein

- Ulrich Thein, actor, Film director, Screenwriter (1930–1995)

## Similar surnames

Then, Than, Thon, Thain, Thiem, Tan, Toney, Tamayo, Tam, Tom, Timm, Toomey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.