Clinging Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Clinging Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clinging Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Clinging Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clinging is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Clinging click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clinging? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Clinging live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 70,963. Excluding Northern Ireland this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.

Clinging Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clinging has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Clinging surname grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clinging Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Clinging earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $44,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clingings9436/
Clingin9371/
Clining934/
Schlinging890/
Slinging881/
Clinsing880/
Klinging880/
Clingen80364/
Klingin8056/
Klining804/
Clincin801/
Klinzing75931/
Klinsing75143/
Cliengen7512/
Klincing750/
Klingienė7138/
Kellingin717/
Klinsingh711/
Kllinzing711/
Klingen671,575/
Klingén6716/
Klinsin6715/
Kellinguin671/
Clening670/
Clengen670/

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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
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  • 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 Clinging
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