During Surname

30,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

During Surname Definition:

“Man from Thuringia” in Old German.

During Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone15,1791:46784
Germany5311:151,61118,178
United States4901:739,71257,942
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
England1561:357,16725,626
France1401:474,44867,240
Liberia1171:37,6803,495
Canada971:379,85133,859
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Chile241:734,02016,565
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Wales41:773,63329,106
East Timor41:303,982255
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

The alternate forms: Düring (4,328) are calculated separately.

During (203) may also be a first name.

During Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Man from Thuringia” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

During last century the Hookers held properties in the parishes of Biddenden and Great Chart. John Hooker of Little Peckham, who was sheriff of Kent in 1712, belonged to the Hookers of Tunbridge, who came originally from Hants. In 1595 Hooker, the ecclesiastical writer, held the living of Kingston (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

During Last Name Facts

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

The surname During (Marathi: दुरींग, Oriya: ଦୁରି) is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Düring. For other possible spellings of During click here.

How Common Is The Last Name During? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,364th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 414,136 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of During are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 635,584th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 203 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 15,179 people, or 1 in 467. Barring Sierra Leone it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

During Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of During has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the During surname rose 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 7 percent between 1901 and 2014.

During Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the During last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the During last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount During earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.25% more than the national average, earning R 395,076 per year; in United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düring944,328/
Deuring92696/
Duering92354/
Duhring92160/
Dauring9286/
Durings9252/
Durring9227/
Duuring9222/
Durieng927/
Douring926/
Durincg923/
Dusring920/
Dhuring920/
Durin914,055/
Duehring86416/
Duerring8687/
Deuhring861/
Deurring861/
Durrieng861/
Doring833,437/
Durgin833,298/
Duruin831,549/
Diring83893/
Durina83404/
Durrin83229/
Daurin83196/
Dourin83192/
Dureng83105/
Durion8339/
Duhrin8334/
Dusrin8320/
Deurin8317/
Dourng8315/
Durink8315/
Durinx8314/
Durien835/
Duräng834/
Duirng833/
Durzin832/
Durisn831/
Durind831/
Durinq831/
Durinn830/
Dutrin830/
Durn802,983/
Duringckx801/
Doering7712,898/
Dühring77694/
Durinck77665/
Diering77652/
Duerink77197/
Dürring77101/
Dirring7760/
Dooring7744/
Durienė7735/
Dorring7718/
Dahurin7716/
Durinke7712/
Daurina774/
Dihring771/
Daurion771/
Durinkx771/
Doringh770/
Durrint770/
Durinth770/
Durrien770/
Dorin738,228/
Duren735,828/
Durne73296/
Durim7390/
Durén7340/
Duryn7337/
Dorng7317/
Durín7311/
Dourn738/
Durän735/
Ďurin734/
Durnn733/
Dutrn733/
Durnd733/
Dhurn732/
Deurn731/
Daurn731/
Durnt731/
Durrn730/
Durzn730/
Duirn730/
Duerinck71534/
Durinova71171/
Doerring71119/
Deurinck7134/
Durinová7125/
Duurinck7123/
Durengue719/
Dierieng714/
Diehring712/
Doeringh710/
Dorzin671,126/
Dauren67519/
Direng67359/
Duuren67178/
Durren67124/
Dorrin67123/
Dorien67100/
Doreng6767/
Dureen6736/
Dhorin6729/
Durent6727/
Dourne6723/
Deuren6719/
Dhuren6715/
Dutren6712/
Duryna6711/
Dourén6710/
Durend6710/
Durndt679/
Douren679/
Deurne678/
Duraen677/
Dhurne675/
Daurne674/
Doerin673/
Duruen673/
Durenn672/
Durenk672/
Duryon672/
Dorinc672/
Düringová671/
Durinkova671/
Duroen671/
Durrim671/
Dorhng671/
Deurim671/
Doryng671/
Ďurink671/
Dorink671/
Dėdurienė671/
Deurinckx671/
Duirim671/
Durenq671/
Dourim671/
Diryng670/
Durzen670/

During Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
During in the Oriya language
ଦୁରିduri-
During in the Marathi language
दुरींगduringa50
दुिंरगduinraga50

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During Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 During
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