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    The surname Thein

    A Burmese surname, carried by 1,462 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T500

    Thein: #18,757 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Thein #18,757, 1,462 people Thein: #18,757 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Thein #18,757, 1,462 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thein is more common than 88.4% of them.

    Origin

    Burmese origin

    Borrowing from Burmese သိန်း (sin:).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,462 people named Thein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,180 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,120.

    #18,757
    rank among US surnames
    1,462
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30.5%
    change since 2000 (was #21,680)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,751Jansson1,463211,036
    #18,757Wilker1,462211,180
    #18,766Graddy1,461211,325

    Who is named Thein

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    57% of people named Thein identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Theins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ulrich Thein
      Actor, Film director, Screenwriter (1930–1995)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Thein

    Thein has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Thein come from?
    Borrowing from Burmese သိန်း (sin:).
    How common is the surname Thein?
    1,462 people in the United States had the surname Thein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,180 Americans. It ranked 18,757th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Thein?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Thein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Thein?
    Ulrich Thein, actor, Film director, Screenwriter (1930–1995).
    Where is the surname Thein most common?
    Wikidata records people named Thein in East Germany.
    Is the surname Thein getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,462 in 2010, up 31%.