Ching Surname

8,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ching Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chine,' from residence thereby. A chine was a crevice or chasm; compare Black Gang Chine, or Shanklin Chine. In the Historical English Dictionary are such variants as Chyne, Chynne, Chinne, or Chin (v.

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Ching Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia15,4841:1,905289
United States11,5401:31,4093,914
Philippines8,3101:12,1831,222
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Hong Kong3,6541:2,008153
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Singapore1,6951:3,249264
Canada1,4491:25,4283,421
Brunei1,2221:34358
Indonesia1,2191:108,49011,110
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Australia8431:32,0234,255
Ecuador8381:18,9812,725
United Arab Emirates7771:11,7921,461
Peru6771:46,9484,104
New Zealand6371:7,1091,208
India6341:1,209,88248,474
England6141:90,7469,782
Thailand6101:115,80117,119
Brazil5531:387,11514,784
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Cameroon5061:41,0465,470
China4801:2,848,587377
Costa Rica4301:11,116529
Mexico3871:320,7407,028
Cambodia3711:41,7441,722
Dominican Republic2621:39,8202,154
Panama2481:15,7751,163
Qatar2181:10,8171,186
Colombia2081:229,6835,220
French Polynesia1961:1,433231
Venezuela1771:170,6455,004
France1691:393,03457,995
Taiwan1211:193,7581,685
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Chile821:214,8356,713
Cuba711:162,2923,797
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Guam411:3,905492
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Micronesia241:4,427583
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales141:221,03813,576
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Macau91:66,848400
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Wales351:44,8122,341
Jersey301:1,729284
Guernsey71:4,665827
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:157,42514,458

Ching (193,294) may also be a first name.

Ching Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the chine,' from residence thereby. A chine was a crevice or chasm; compare Black Gang Chine, or Shanklin Chine. In the Historical English Dictionary are such variants as Chyne, Chynne, Chinne, or Chin (v. Chine). The 'g' in Ching is evidently an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jenins.

Henry de Chine, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Chynne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1803. Married — Charles Ching and Mary Osland: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. — Isaac Chinn and Sarah Stacey: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Middle-English spelling of King, q.v. It is found in Robert of Gloucester’s Chronicle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Chinnock; a location name in Somerset (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ching Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ching (Hindi: चिंग, Marathi: होिंकग, Russian: Чинг, Tibetan: ཅིང་) is found most in Malaysia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ching? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,866th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 114,034 people. The surname Ching is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Ching are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ching is also the 5,411th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 193,294 people.

The last name Ching is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 15,484 people, or 1 in 1,905. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 26 percent live, Sarawak, where 15 percent live and Johor, where 14 percent live. Not including Malaysia it is found in 114 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Ching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ching has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ching last name rose 3,618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ching Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ching surname are 21.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Ching earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,594 per year; in South Africa they earn 148.83% more than the national average, earning R 591,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $22,512,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $51,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiong9111,056/
Chieng912,660/
Chaing91677/
Cheing91334/
Tching91254/
Choing91113/
Chhing9155/
Chuing9130/
Sching9114/
Chingg914/
Chings914/
Chinng912/
Ch'ing912/
Chingc911/
Kching911/
Chin89532,914/
Hing8923,979/
Cing891,592/
Chingue83493/
Schings83417/
Chiteng83323/
Chiseng83197/
Schingh83117/
Chhieng8356/
Heching8334/
Schiong8319/
Tchiong8315/
Chising8311/
Chhaing8310/
Chiceng836/
D'Ching835/
Chesing833/
Chingne833/
Chsingh832/
Cheting832/
Chhuing831/
Schieng831/
Tsching831/
Chingke831/
Hhching831/
Hiching830/
Cheng807,910,012/
Chung80219,448/
Chien8030,007/
China8024,908/
Shing8019,982/
Chint8011,881/
Chinn8011,757/
Khing8010,551/
Chine8010,186/
Chain808,700/
Chinh806,442/
Chein804,230/
Chyng802,160/
Haing801,180/
Chuin801,139/
Chion801,096/
Hsing80879/
Hieng80761/
Choin80651/
Schin80521/
Hoing80491/
Chhin80386/
Chind80224/
Heing80159/
Hings80141/
Chink8078/
Chinc8052/
Huing8024/
Hingh8022/
Cuing8020/
Cingh8010/
Chimn808/
Chisn807/
Chinq805/
Csing805/
Chimg803/
Cking802/
Chitn802/
Chihn802/
Chiến802/
Hcing802/
Hging801/
Hingz801/
Scing801/
C'Hng801/
Chéng801/
Cehng801/
Cging801/
Cieng801/
H'Ing801/
Hinng801/
Chinx800/
Hking800/
Chaising772,874/
Chaiseng7782/
Chingova7767/
Tchingue7763/
Chingowa778/
Chessing776/
Chiching776/
Schgingg775/
Chicheng774/
Hisching774/
Chhising773/
Huiching772/
Haiching772/
Chaiteng772/
Hichings771/
Chesingh771/
Cheeting771/
Chihcing771/
Heiching771/
Choising771/
Schcincg771/
Cheching771/
Chitengh771/
Chaiceng771/
Chaithng771/
Chaiting771/
Chaysing771/
Chissing770/
Cin7562,793/
Hin7537,537/
Cng7550/
Cheung73360,615/
Khaing73175,077/
Cheang7317,327/
Shingh738,181/
Khiong736,152/
Schink734,150/
Cheine733,663/
Chaine733,029/
Chetin731,808/
Chhina731,640/
Schina731,286/
Chionh731,200/
Chueng731,181/
Chigne73983/
Chinke73895/
Chheng73746/
Schien73682/
Tcheng73475/
Hingne73396/
Shiong73384/
Schinn73339/
Chisin73265/
Tshing73230/
Chinne73220/
Chesin73214/
Chuint73199/
Hingue73170/
Chuine73169/
Hysing73162/
Hising73161/
Chhinh73137/
Choine73131/
Chungh73131/
Heßing73111/
Chyong7399/
Chimne7392/
Chisen7382/
Heting7372/
Csingh7363/
Chiten7361/
Chhung7360/
Shchin7354/
Schion7341/
Cingke7337/
Chitin7335/
Hesing7334/
Hiting7332/
Chinhe7330/
Chisne7330/
Chienh7326/
Hsuing7325/
Häsing7325/
Hechin7323/
Choind7320/
Scheng7316/
Hsingh7315/
Hoings7315/
Hoijng7313/
Chaind7313/
Cheeng7312/
Chhien7311/
Huings7311/
Chhuin7310/
Chenng739/
Chicin739/
Chainh739/
Ch'ien737/
Chunng736/
Cingue736/
Chhind735/
Chitne735/
Hicing735/
Chaint735/
Chinnì735/
Chgain734/
Chengz734/
Chuung734/
Chengh734/
Chindt734/
Hiteng734/
Chintt733/
Kheing733/
Zcheng733/
Haings733/
Cheint733/
Chindh733/
Chhion733/
Khuing733/
Khoing733/
Hichin732/
Checin732/
Schijn732/
Chimnt732/
Chinkh732/
Chaisn732/
Chungg732/
Schint732/
Hsieng732/
Chainn732/
Choyng731/
Chitnk731/
Chaink731/
Chengs731/
Chehng731/
Cheyng731/
Chhine731/
Chayng731/
Chienn731/
Heings731/
Hshing731/
Chunhg731/
Dshing731/
Shinng731/
Chungc731/
Cheihn731/
Sschin731/
D'Chin731/
Chuinc731/
Cingőz731/
Chcink731/
Ccheng731/
Chuink731/
Hésing731/
Chihne731/
Chijne731/
Chesng731/
Chengp731/
Chencg731/
Chisnn730/
Chinck730/
Choisn730/
Haineg730/
Schisn730/
Chengt730/
Hssing730/
Heineg730/
Hoihching7122/
Chaiching715/
Chihcheng713/
Chechings712/
Chihhsing712/
Chaisingh712/
Choiching711/
Chuiching711/
Cheeching711/
Chaisieng711/
Chaicheng711/
Chauysing711/
Chitengue711/
Huisching711/
Chen6774,775,602/
Ceng678,531,955/
Xing672,135,743/
Jing671,081,332/
Khin671,020,849/
King67916,811/
Sing67662,440/
Shin67343,975/
Heng67271,388/
Hien67232,489/
Qing67188,963/
Hein67185,455/
Chim6799,488/
Hain6717,972/
Hind6717,832/
Hine6716,534/
Chyn6714,357/
Cina6712,013/
Chaisin675,668/
Zing674,184/
Hinh674,049/
Hinc673,980/
Chaisen673,722/
Hink673,298/
Hessing672,484/
Chaigne672,389/
Hyng672,318/
Ging672,211/
Heising671,790/
Huin671,705/
Chechin671,397/
Cink671,360/
Hsin671,063/
Chichin671,055/
Hihn67911/
Huiting67887/
Hoiting67821/
Hinn67804/
Chheang67590/
Hint67574/
Schinck67565/
Heiting67552/
Cyng67512/
Chinque67496/
Hoin67457/
Chinowa67437/
Huising67407/
Cinq67322/
Chinova67302/
Khng67279/
Cinğ67252/
Schueng67245/
Cinc67193/
Hytting67184/
Cint67177/
Choisne67173/
Chessin67168/
Heyting67167/
Chaitin67149/
Hetting67146/
Chimgue67129/
Haingue67116/
Cheseng6777/
Hoingne6773/
Chichen6770/
Cheteng6767/
Chengue6755/
Heinegg6754/
Huysing6752/
Heißing6745/
Chitend6741/
Heesing6738/
Hätting6738/
Schøien6737/
Chahain6737/
Huichin6737/
Chissengue6736/
Haising6733/
Cinn6729/
Hecheng6729/
Shsingh6728/
Chaiten6728/
Chaisne6728/
Schuink6727/
Hissing6726/
Cind6724/
Zcin6722/
Cehn6722/
Haysing6721/
Haichin6721/
Hugging6721/
Cheigne6721/
Haiting6715/
Heysing6715/
Tscheng6713/
Häng6713/
Chissingue6713/
Cheinne6712/
Cheiten6712/
Chheung6712/
Schoeng6712/
Schuinn6711/
Schindt6710/
Hoyting6710/
Chengke6710/
Høin6710/
Huyting6710/
Tchinke6710/
Hinx6710/
Chittin679/
Hisn679/
Chitten678/
Scheung678/
Choiten678/
Zhng677/
Heating676/
Hitting676/
Hjin676/
Chén676/
Hijn676/
Chinová675/
Chimgne675/
Hinț675/
Heychin675/
Chihsin674/
Cisn674/
Tschink674/
Scin674/
Høising674/
Uanchin674/
Thøsing674/
Tshiong674/
Chichén674/
Hcin674/
Hzin674/
Cngg674/
Chength673/
Cheungh673/
Hinq673/
Cimn673/
Chün673/
Cinì673/
Chengne673/
Chehina672/
Schenng672/
Stcheng672/
Chissin672/
Chainhe672/
Himg672/
Schienk672/
Schintt672/
Chuindt672/
Chicinc672/
Hiền672/
Chéchin672/
Chhiten672/
D'Chung672/
Cijn672/
Chhn672/
Ccng672/
Cinx672/
Chintth671/
Chioina671/
Chisent671/
Chaggin671/
Cheihne671/
Cheinhe671/
Cheungg671/
Hetihng671/
Himn671/
Chuinne671/
Chungkg671/
Chychin671/
Chyoina671/
Shiongh671/
Shgingh671/
Cingova671/
Cheineh671/
Haiseng671/
Schintd671/
Hiển671/
Héng671/
Huingue671/
Hgin671/
Hoingue671/
ßing671/
Cêng671/
Cũng671/
Cộng671/
D'Cheng671/
Choinek671/
Choisen671/
Choysin671/
Chaysin671/
Chaitén671/
Chainke671/
Cheysin671/
Chhetin671/
Huiteng671/
Haiteng671/
Chengqu671/
Xcin671/
Xhng671/
Cehheng671/
Chainhk671/
Chainnt671/
Cimg671/
Cngc671/
Cngh671/
Cnng671/
Chencgg671/
Cheesin671/
Chjn671/
Choisin671/
Cyhn671/
Hjng671/
Heasing670/
Hisseng670/
Hyssing670/
Cihn670/
Chesinn670/
Hagging670/
Schinks670/
Hayting670/
Chettin670/

Ching Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ching in the Hindi language
चिंगcinga-
Ching in the Marathi language
होिंकगhoinkaga-
Ching in the Tibetan language
ཅིང་ching50
བཅིང་།ching25
བཅིང་ching25
Ching in the Russian language
Чингcing-

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