Cunning Surname

166,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname

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

Cunning Surname Definition:

Wise, skilful. In this sense the word is employed in the authorized version of the O. Test.

Cunning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3041:277,95925,957
Australia3451:78,2489,133
Canada3191:115,50312,273
Northern Ireland2251:8,2001,376
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
England1071:520,73032,731
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Jamaica311:92,5794,005
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1981:22,3732,513
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland311:120,7495,564
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

The alternate forms: Çunning (1) are calculated separately.

Cunning (478) may also be a first name.

Cunning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wise, skilful. In this sense the word is employed in the authorized version of the O. Test.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Most probably the same name as the German König, English King. compare Anglo-Saxon cyng, cyning, D. koning.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cunning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cunning occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Çunning. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunning? popularity and diffusion

Cunning is the 166,053rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,795,376 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cunning reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cunning is also the 389,041st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 478 people.

Cunning is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,304 people, or 1 in 277,959. In The United States Cunning is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Cunning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cunning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cunning surname expanded 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cunning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cunning surname is chiefly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cunning last name are 17.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cunning earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.3% less than the national average, earning R 87,216 per year; in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $46,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çunning951/
Cunnings93375/
Cunningh9316/
Chunning934/
Cuning9254/
Cunnin9238/
Cumnnings880/
Conning86951/
Cunnion86241/
Cunnien86174/
Kunning86126/
Chuning86111/
Sunning8649/
Cumning861/
Cunings861/
Junning861/
Cuinnin861/
Cusning861/
Cunnnin860/
Cuining860/
Couning860/
Cauning860/
Cunin833,092/
Tchuinning822/
Coenning8021/
Cumnings808/
Cunnimgs802/
Kunnings802/
Keunning801/
Ckeuning801/
Cheuning801/
Saunning801/
Zhunning801/
Connning800/
Chouning800/
Jeunning800/
Counnion800/
Kuning771,629/
Coning77872/
Caunin77485/
Connin77409/
Kunnin77333/
Cungin77271/
Suning77205/
Juning7781/
Cugnin7747/
Cunnen7744/
Cunink774/
Ceunin771/
Cunina771/
Zuning770/
Koungning7510/
Joungning751/
Keuning711,947/
Cunneen711,874/
Khunnin71316/
Konning7186/
Cooning7141/
Kauning7137/
Jouning7130/
Suining7127/
Sauning7121/
Caunina7110/
Kutning716/
Cunyong715/
Cunengs715/
Sunnäng714/
Kunging714/
Connien713/
Jeuning713/
Ceunink713/
Kuining713/
Kouning712/
Cuninck711/
Cunnenn711/
Coening711/
Zhuning711/
Junneng711/
Kuniong711/
Kounnin711/
Kuhning711/
Tsuning711/
Ceuhnin711/
Cunninková711/
Khuning711/
Sunieng711/
Connink711/
Cheunin711/
Juhning711/
Juining711/
Keunnin710/
Kunin672,715/
Conin67773/
Koenning67548/
Chunyong67268/
Cunen67104/
Kuthning6775/
Keunings6757/
Jouhning6728/
Juitning676/
Connincq673/
Zhouning673/
Cunim672/
Chhuneng671/
Kounieng671/
Kuigning671/
Tshuning671/
Djeuning671/
Kunnueng671/
Cuinneen670/
Jaunings670/

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