Candling Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Candling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Candling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Candling Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Candling Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Candling is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Candling are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Candling is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 80 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside.

Candling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Candling has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Candling last name decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scandling94130/
Candlin93671/
Sandling88511/
Jandling882/
Condling880/
Condlin80165/
Kandlin8062/
Candlen8057/
Candlyn803/
Candeln802/
Kandlina7517/
Condhlin751/
Sandlyng751/
Candllen751/
Kandlen6799/
Condlln6728/
Kondlin671/
Kamdlin671/
Condlen670/
Condlyn670/
Kondlina632/
Condelln630/
Khamdillin5613/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Candling
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis