Counting Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Counting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Counting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Counting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Counting occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Counting click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Counting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Counting are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Counting is primarily concentrated in: South Dakota, where 82 percent reside, Mississippi, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Counting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Counting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Counting surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Counting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Counting earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cunting93128/
Conting9318/
Countin9311/
Chunting8887/
Cuntting881/
Contin866,512/
Cuntin86124/
Coutentin8232/
Chunthing826/
Cosenting821/
Cotinting821/
Kunting80296/
Contion80129/
Canting80117/
Contina80117/
Zonting8096/
Cointin8092/
Conttin8039/
Kountin8032/
Konting8030/
Zunting805/
Continn803/
Cuintin801/
Cohntin801/
Conteng801/
Counten800/
Tchounteng783/
Contn771/
Cotentin75245/
Kontieng7583/
Kaunting7552/
Chanting7533/
Kunthing7513/
Kuntiong7512/
Konthing7510/
Cosentin759/
Cantting753/
Cointion751/
Chunteng751/
Coientin751/
Kuntieng751/
Chuntink751/
Kontiong751/
Khunting751/
Canthing750/
Cantin7115,588/
Contim71232/
Kuntin71146/
Cottentin71143/
Kontin71113/
Conten7145/
Chanthing7143/
Contín7140/
Khontieng7137/
Catinting7123/
Gkountina7118/
Konthieng7111/
Cuntim714/
Cumtin713/
Comtin713/
Cuntín712/
Khonthing712/
Khuntieng712/
Kotinting712/
Chienting711/
Contne711/
Contén711/
Chuntheng711/
Kunthieng711/
Khunthing711/
Cunten710/
Quantin672,319/
Content672,148/
Cantina671,626/
Zanting67363/
Konteng67187/
Canteng6789/
Kunteng6768/
Cunthen6767/
Kuntina6755/
Khonthieng6735/
Kanting6734/
Conteen6721/
Cantien6718/
Kuintin6715/
Kontina6711/
Khuntin676/
Kontien675/
Cantion671/
Cuntenn671/
Contenc671/
Quontin671/
Tchuenteng671/
Contenx671/
Kuentin671/
Kunthin671/
Koumtingue671/
Canthin670/
Caunten670/
Canttin670/
Contend670/

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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 Counting
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