Allain is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Allain
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: It is from the name of a people, the Alans, originating Scythia north of the Black Sea. They invaded Gaul and Spain, but were defeated by the Visigoths and then dispersed throughout Europe. The ethnic name is then transformed into real name, and was popularized by several saints (Latin Alanus). It was in Britain that the name is the most common. For this reason, some have considered another origin: Welsh alan (= young deer) or elain (= doe) or Ailin, garlic diminutive (= rock).

How popular is Allain?

Allain is common in France.

Allain is ranked 21588 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Allain bearers increased by 8.349609 per cent in 2010 US census to 2219 since 2000, the surname slipped by 50 spots and ranked at 13646. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.86 87.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.17 4.05
Black 2.93 3.17
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.16 1.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.98 1.27
Others 1.89 2.88
Allain is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Saint Lucia is ahead in terms of density. Around 23927 people have been found who wears Allain as their family name. Allain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
1,346 Bermuda6
9,053 Senegal5
8,411 Costa Rica4
381,097 Ukraine4
1,418 Madagascar3
6,270 Hong Kong3
108,034 Italy3
32,086 Mexico3
19,452 Malaysia3
40,064 Nigeria2
26,532 Chile2
19,046 Ireland2
64 Saint Pierre and Miquelon2
4,781 Malawi2
118,441 Germany2
28,083 Romania2
13,552 Qatar2
21,929 Algeria2
19,093 Finland2
82,478 South Africa2
91,784 Netherlands2
147,165 Czech Republic2
2,190 Barbados1
1,818 Guernsey1
810,193 Indonesia1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,779 Serbia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
8,859 Iraq1
12,745 Luxembourg1
15,705 Cameroon1
2,309 Monaco1
2,724 New Caledonia1
9,591 Panama1
2,715 Gabon1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
49,101 Denmark1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
7,895 South Korea1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
5,553 Taiwan1
14,644 Tunisia1
5,467 Haiti1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
3,504 Trinidad and Tobago38
54,131 Spain34
9,620 Singapore30
64,073 Australia28
42,407 Sweden22
5,663 Thailand18
1,163 Jersey17
24,534 New Zealand17
12,285 Burkina Faso15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Allain:
23,792 Brazil525
25,252 Philippines516
5,426 Peru456
15,367 England371
24,102 Poland239
135 Saint Lucia211
238 French Polynesia139
9,988 Switzerland117
Countries with thousands of Allain:
1,610 Canada3,192
12,905 United States2,700
Countries with ten thousands of Allain:
297 France14,952
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Antwan Lindner
Allain is a Christian name and name of uncertain origin that connects family has ala meaning the mountain alains invaded the pole, and many were those who were in armorique remains.

Allain Namesakes

  • Máel Dúin mac Áedo Alláin, Áed Allán's son
  • Valérie Allain, Actress
  • Stephanie Allain, Producer
  • Marcel Allain, Writer
  • William Allain, American Politician
  • Pierre Allain, Alpinist
  • Bret Allain, Businessman
  • Brigitte Allain, Politician
  • Alicia Allain, Film producer
  • Rick Allain, Coach
  • In 2018, Jessica Allain played the role of Lisa Walker in crime and drama movie Thriller.

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