Laine

Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a surname originates in Finland, where it is the seventh most common^[1] surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.

Geographical distribution

In Finland, the frequency of the surname Laine was in 2014 higher than national average in the following regions:^[2]

• 1. Southwest Finland (1:117)
• 2. Satakunta (1:155)
• 4. Tavastia Proper (1:155)
• 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:201)
• 6. Pirkanmaa (1:244)
• 7. Uusimaa (1:270)

Given name

• Laine Kallas (born 1942), Estonian runner
• Laine Mägi (born 1959), Estonian actress
• Laine Mesikäpp (1917-2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector
• Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician

Surname

• Andrew Laine, American engineer
• Célestin Lainé (1908–1983), a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War
• Cleo Laine (born 1927), English jazz and pop singer
• Denny Laine (born 1944), English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Edvin Laine (1905–1989), Finnish film director
• Emma Laine (born 1986), Finnish tennis player
• Frankie Laine (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 (born 1951), Canadian actress
• Jarkko Laine (1947–2006), Finnish poet and a writer
• Jo Jo Laine (1952—2006), American singer, model and actress
• Joseph Lainé (1768–1835), French lawyer and politician
• Lari Laine (born Corrine Cole, 1937), American model and actress
• Liliana Laine (born 1923), French film actress
• Murray De Laine (born 1936), Australian politician.
• Papa Jack Laine (1873–1966), American musician
• Patrik Laine (born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player
• Paul Laine, Canadian rock musician
• Sari Laine (born 1962), Finnish karateka
• Skylar Laine (born 1994), American singer
• Teemu Laine (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
• Tormis Laine (born 2000), Estonian alpine skier

References