Laine is

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

and

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * ...

for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine as a surname originates in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

, where it is the seventh most common
"Most common surnames"Finnish Population Register Center
(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. In

, it is also a female given name.

Geographical distribution

In Finland, the frequency of the surname ''Laine'' was in 2014 higher than national average (1:297) in the following regions:Laine surname distribution
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Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...

(1:117) * 2.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

(1:155) * 4.

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavas ...

(1:155) * 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:201) * 6.

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme an ...

(1:244) * 7.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

(1:270)

Given name

As of 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women have the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine is the most common in

Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( et, Jõgeva maakond or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi C ...

, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. Notable people bearing the give name Laine include: * Laine Erik (born 1942), Estonian middle-distance runner * Laine Hardy (born 2000), American singer-songwriter *

Laine Mägi Laine Mägi (born Laine Michelson-Adamson; 3 February 1959) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance ...

(born 1959), Estonian actress * Laine Mesikäpp (1917–2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector * Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician * Laine Tarvis (born 1937), Estonian politician *

Laine Villenthal Laine-Reseda Villenthal (29 June 1922 Ellamaa, Lääne County – 23 May 2009) was an Estonian cleric. She was the first ordinated (1967) women cleric in Estonia. In 1951 she started studying Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical ...

(1922–2009), Estonian Lutheran cleric

Surname

* Andrew Laine, American engineer *

Célestin Lainé Célestin Lainé (1908–1983) was a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War who led the SS affiliated Bezen Perrot militia. His Breton language name is Neven Hénaff. He was a chemical engineer by training. After ...

(1908–1983), a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War *

Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Doris Laine Doris Laine (from 1952, Laine-Almi; 31 October 1931 — 15 December 2018) was an internationally recognised Finnish ballet dancer, dance choreographer and pedagog, who later held several prominent leadership positions in dance and the wider p ...

(1931-2018), Finnish ballet dancer *

Denny Laine Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...

(born 1944), English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist *

Edvin Laine Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy ''Aaltoska orkaniseeraa'' and family film ''Sleeping Beauty (1949 film), Sleeping Beauty'', both in 1949. ''The U ...

(1905–1989), Finnish film director *

Emma Laine Emma Johanna Laine (born 26 March 1986) is a former tennis player from Finland. Laine won 11 singles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 August 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 50. On 30 October 2006, s ...

(born 1986), Finnish tennis player * Erkki Laine (1957–2009), Finnish ice hockey player *

Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final ...

(1913–2007), American singer, songwriter, and actor * Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish javelin thrower * James Laine, American academic, Professor of Religious Studies *

Janet-Laine Green Janet-Laine Green (born December 31, 1951) is a Canadian actress, director, producer and teacher, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in ''She's the Mayor'', '' Seeing Things'' and '' This is Wonderland'', this Toronto-based film ...

(born 1951), Canadian actress * Janne-Pekka Laine (born 2001), Finnish football player * Jarkko Laine (1947–2006), Finnish poet and a writer *

Jo Jo Laine Jo Jo Laine (born Joanne LaPatrie, Danvers, Massachusetts, July 13, 1952 – London, October 29, 2006)

(1952—2006), American singer, model and actress *

Joseph Lainé Joseph Henri Joachim, vicomte Lainé (11 November 1768 – 17 December 1835), was a French lawyer and politician. Born in Bordeaux, he became a successful lawyer in Paris. In 1793 he was named administrator of the district of La Réole, returning ...

(1768–1835), French lawyer and politician * Lari Laine (born Corrine Cole, 1937), American model and actress *

Liliana Laine Liliana Laine was a French film actress known for her roles in Italian cinema during the 1940s. She appeared in thirteen productions including the 1947 historical film '' Vanity''.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''My Widow and I'' (1945) * ' ...

(born 1923), French film actress *

Murray De Laine Murray Royce De Laine (born 29 August 1936) is a former Australian politician. He worked for General Motors-Holden for 35 years and was a shop steward and executive member of the Association of Draughting, Supervisory and Technical Employees (A ...

(born 1936), Australian politician. * Papa Jack Laine (1873–1966), American musician *

Patrik Laine Patrik Laine (; born 19 April 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga befor ...

(born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player *

Paul Laine Paul Robert Laine is a Canadian musician. He began his professional career as a solo artist, then was the singer of Danger Danger out of New York for eleven years, then fronted his own band, Shugaazer. Laine now has a band called "Darkhorse, ...

, Canadian rock musician *

Sari Laine Sari Laine (born 18 November 1962) is a Finland, Finnish karateka. She has a Dan (rank), 5th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships and is in Guinness World Records for winning the most Karate medals. T ...

(born 1962), Finnish karateka *

Skylar Laine Skylar Laine (born Skylar Laine Harden; February 1, 1994) is an American singer from Brandon, Mississippi. She placed fifth on the eleventh season of ''American Idol. Early life Laine was raised in Brandon, Mississippi and graduated from Bra ...

(born 1994), American singer *

Teemu Laine Teemu Laine (born August 9, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He last played with HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played in his sixth and final season with the club in 2016–17, in which they captured the Le ...

(born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player * Tormis Laine (born 2000), Estonian alpine skier

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