Thein is used as a family name or surname in Myanmar. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Thein
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Myanmar
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Thein

How popular is Thein?

Thein is common in Myanmar.

Thein is ranked 869 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Theins grew by 30.53572 per cent to 1462 since 2000 and ranked 18757 after elevating 2923 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 56.98 74.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
37.89 19.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.7
Others 2.05 2.59
Thein is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Myanmar which signifies that it is originated from Myanmar. Around 604927 people have been found who wears Thein as their family name. Thein is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
7,031 China6
1,632 South Korea5
2,967 Vietnam3
3,940 Ethiopia2
13,552 Qatar2
883 Macau2
65,594 Belgium2
1,151 Brunei2
5,217 Zambia2
23,344 Austria2
91,784 Netherlands2
138 Niue1
123,175 Tanzania1
107,212 South Africa1
66,560 Philippines1
3,350 Fiji1
169,904 Brazil1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,196 Liberia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,431 Canada41
32,811 Sweden29
17,920 New Zealand28
14,963 Scotland26
23,443 Norway26
299,005 Indonesia19
58,201 Czech Republic16
4,325 Japan15
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
Countries with hundreds of Thein:
94,872 India234
1,368 Taiwan232
22,861 England220
543 Thailand198
15,754 Australia169
1,581 Hong Kong154
271 Luxembourg145
7,063 United Arab Emirates138
8,390 Israel130
Countries with thousands of Thein:
3,757 Bangladesh2,063
18,880 United States1,717
5,651 Germany1,648
2,002 Malaysia1,366
456 Singapore1,171
Countries with hundred thousands of Thein:
19 Myanmar594,986
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Thein Namesakes

  • Aung Thein Lin, Burmese Politician
  • Aung Min Thein, Film director
  • Aung Thein, Kyi Kyi Htay's husband
  • Aung Thein Lin, Burmese Politician
  • Phyo Ko Ko Thein, Soccer player
  • Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, Singer
  • Kyaw Thein, Ne Win's son
  • Pyi Thein Kyaw, Kyaw Thu's son
  • Myint Thein, Democracy activist
  • Marketa Theinhardt, Author

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