Chin is used as a family name or surname in England, . It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chin
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England,
Meaning:

Chin is a form of the Shinn. See Shin - A river of Sutherlandshire.

Chin is variant form of Shin. A river of Sutherlandshire.

Perhaps a diminutive of Chinbald, but more likely local. A De Chene occurs in Hundred Rolls county of Bedford, andthere is also Chetham a Le Chene.

From the dynasty of that name.

How popular is Chin?

Chin is common in South Korea, Cambodia, Malaysia, United States, Mozambique, Singapore, Jamaica, Mexico, Cameroon, Canada, Myanmar, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, England, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Guatemala, New Zealand, China, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Suriname, France, Panama, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Qatar, India, Dominican Republic, Russia, Ghana, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, Iran, French Polynesia, Portugal, South Africa, Guyana, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Egypt, Venezuela, Mauritius.

Chin is ranked 1003 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Chin bearers increased by 7.07 per cent in 2010 US census to 27487 since 2000, the surname slipped by 24 spots and ranked at 1279. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.08 77.95
Others 8.12 7.03
Black 6.74 6.03
White 5.9 6.48
Hispanic or Latino 3.06 2.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.09 0.12
Chin is quite popular family name mostly used in South Korea however Cambodia is ahead in terms of density. Around 532928 people have been found who wears Chin as their family name. Chin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Chin:
39 South Korea187,574
14 Cambodia112,608
20 Malaysia106,127
Countries with ten thousands of Chin:
1,076 United States40,700
Countries with thousands of Chin:
667 Mozambique9,888
121 Singapore7,665
75 Jamaica6,915
1,485 Mexico6,685
443 Cameroon5,620
963 Canada5,601
292 Myanmar5,205
2,930 Japan4,284
1,361 Thailand4,014
1,084 Australia3,665
6,039 Indonesia2,430
7,612 Philippines2,152
28 Brunei2,037
4,015 England1,866
222 Hong Kong1,687
2,950 Saudi Arabia1,431
672 Vietnam1,067
1,393 Guatemala1,040
Countries with hundreds of Chin:
785 New Zealand930
346 China785
3,589 Netherlands753
1,515 United Arab Emirates752
12,164 Brazil678
59 Suriname607
16,989 France586
735 Panama543
19,339 Nigeria492
5,492 Sri Lanka439
584 Qatar418
66,344 India403
1,712 Dominican Republic370
39,556 Russia350
7,799 Ghana346
717 Taiwan339
698 Trinidad and Tobago322
28,392 Italy313
19,717 Iran287
153 French Polynesia239
3,035 Portugal189
29,898 South Africa172
826 Guyana163
6,161 Ecuador160
905 Costa Rica150
38,342 Egypt122
6,323 Venezuela117
2,431 Mauritius115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,781 Germany94
9,726 Switzerland94
18,516 Kazakhstan89
163 Aruba88
6,019 Georgia81
22,550 Belgium70
935 Belize65
4,600 Wales63
8,661 Colombia56
159 Cayman Islands52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,133 Israel47
14,512 Sweden47
28,150 Pakistan46
4,817 Mongolia45
38,115 Spain45
10,676 Kuwait39
17,653 Peru38
17,348 Kyrgyzstan36
311 Macau35
9,366 Afghanistan33
9,900 Scotland30
755 Guam29
23,714 Denmark17
118,579 Argentina16
1,009 Barbados16
193,954 Ukraine16
7,073 Northern Ireland15
34,015 Norway14
23,887 Chile13
1,249 United States Virgin Islands13
45,820 Algeria12
13,104 Azerbaijan12
62,255 Belarus12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
4,903 Angola9
8,568 Paraguay9
8,141 Cuba7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
5,474 Honduras6
54,540 Niger6
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Chin Namesakes

  • Clive Chin, Hakka Chinese Jamaican record producer whose work includes recordings by The Wailers
  • Elias Camsek Chin, Palauan politician
  • Mei Chin, fiction and food writer living in Dublin
  • Wynne Chin, professor of management information systems at the University of Houston
  • Annping Chin, senior lecturer of history at Yale
  • Mel Chin, conceptual visual artist
  • Tay Kay Chin, Singapore-based photographer
  • Eddie Chin, American bassist
  • Murder of Vincent Chin, Chin died of his injuries several days later
  • James Chin, public health epidemiologist
  • Lee Lin Chin, Indonesian-born Chinese Australian radio presenter
  • Unsuk Chin, South Korean composer of classical music,
  • Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese language translator working for the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service
  • Francis Y. L. Chin, ) is Professor of Computer Science and Taikoo Professor of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong
  • Felicia Chin, Singaporean actress was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp
  • Arthur Chin, pilot from the United States
  • Peter Chin, lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin
  • Ong Teck Chin, Singaporean educator
  • Ben Chin, Canadian political advisor and former public and private sector executive
  • Seah Eu Chin, immigrant from South China to Singapore
  • Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comic book artist and illustrator
  • Siow Lee Chin, Singaporean violinist
  • Frank Chin, American author and playwright
  • Tiffany Chin, American figure skating coach and former competitor
  • Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Ming Chin, American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
  • Chyi Chin, Taiwanese singer and songwriter
  • Valentine Chin, Jamaican guitarist
  • Glen Chin, American actor of Chinese descent
  • Gordon Chin, Canadian soccer player
  • Sheila Chin, Hong Kong actress
  • Cheryl Chin, Singaporean television and film actress
  • Staceyann Chin, spoken-word poet
  • Jimmy Chin, American professional climber, mountaineer, skier
  • Charlie Chin, Taiwanese actor
  • Meg Lee Chin, British singer and musician
  • Animal Chin, ska punk group from Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Walter Chin, fashion and celebrity photographer

Chin Namesakes

  • Clive Chin, Hakka Chinese Jamaican record producer whose work includes recordings by The Wailers
  • Elias Camsek Chin, Palauan politician
  • Mei Chin, fiction and food writer living in Dublin
  • Wynne Chin, professor of management information systems at the University of Houston
  • Annping Chin, senior lecturer of history at Yale
  • Mel Chin, conceptual visual artist
  • Tay Kay Chin, Singapore-based photographer
  • Eddie Chin, American bassist
  • Murder of Vincent Chin, Chin died of his injuries several days later
  • James Chin, public health epidemiologist
  • Lee Lin Chin, Indonesian-born Chinese Australian radio presenter
  • Unsuk Chin, South Korean composer of classical music,
  • Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese language translator working for the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service
  • Francis Y. L. Chin, ) is Professor of Computer Science and Taikoo Professor of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong
  • Felicia Chin, Singaporean actress was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp
  • Arthur Chin, pilot from the United States
  • Peter Chin, lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin
  • Ong Teck Chin, Singaporean educator
  • Ben Chin, Canadian political advisor and former public and private sector executive
  • Seah Eu Chin, immigrant from South China to Singapore
  • Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comic book artist and illustrator
  • Siow Lee Chin, Singaporean violinist
  • Frank Chin, American author and playwright
  • Tiffany Chin, American figure skating coach and former competitor
  • Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Ming Chin, American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
  • Chyi Chin, Taiwanese singer and songwriter
  • Valentine Chin, Jamaican guitarist
  • Glen Chin, American actor of Chinese descent
  • Gordon Chin, Canadian soccer player
  • Sheila Chin, Hong Kong actress
  • Cheryl Chin, Singaporean television and film actress
  • Staceyann Chin, spoken-word poet
  • Jimmy Chin, American professional climber, mountaineer, skier
  • Charlie Chin, Taiwanese actor
  • Meg Lee Chin, British singer and musician
  • Animal Chin, ska punk group from Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Walter Chin, fashion and celebrity photographer

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