Failing Surname

305,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,240 people bear this surname

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

Failing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Failing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0201:355,35231,769
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

Failing (12) may also be a first name.

Failing Last Name Facts

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

Failing (Arabic: فيلينغ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Failing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 305,241st most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,877,053 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Failing reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 355,352. In The United States Failing is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Failing is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Failing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Failing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Failing surname rose 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Failing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Failing last name are 11.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Failing earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.8% more than the national average, earning $66,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failings932/
Failling931/
Faling92778/
Filing92163/
Failin92103/
Falling86504/
Feiling86315/
Fahling86163/
Fayling8648/
Fealing8633/
Fauling8625/
Failina8612/
Faaling868/
Fieling866/
Filings865/
Vailing865/
Falings862/
Faillin862/
Faeling860/
Fatling860/
Fagling860/
Fasling860/
Filin8313,535/
Falin832,679/
Failn832/
Faulling80103/
Faehling8093/
Fallings8084/
Fealings806/
Fahlings801/
Phailing801/
Fuiliong801/
Fahaling801/
Filingue801/
Featling800/
Feilling800/
Pfhaling800/
Fielling800/
Filina7716,852/
Filion778,762/
Fallin772,865/
Falina772,227/
Faulin77574/
Faglin77366/
Fahlin77259/
Valing77192/
Filien77116/
Feling7790/
Falion7751/
Fitlin7750/
Faleng7742/
Falink7738/
Faelin7731/
Faslin7724/
Fatlin7720/
Fiolin7719/
Viling7717/
Failen7715/
Faylin7714/
Feilin778/
Falint776/
Falgin775/
Faläng775/
Filgin774/
Vailin772/
Falien772/
Fileng772/
Fajlin771/
Fasiln771/
Fyling771/
Falhin771/
Filhin771/
Filink771/
Faalng771/
Filint770/
Fealin770/
Filinn770/
Filimg770/
Faln736/
Fehling713,450/
Faulina71867/
Feuling71429/
Feyling71333/
Vahling71281/
Fähling71136/
Feiglin71114/
Valling7182/
Phailin7155/
Faullin7151/
Feitlin7135/
Feeling7133/
Fallion7124/
Fiellin7123/
Fouling7123/
Foileng7115/
Felings7114/
Fueling7114/
Phaling7111/
Feielin7110/
Philing7110/
Faytlin719/
Fayalin718/
Veiling716/
Fallina716/
Felhing714/
Falleng712/
Fallinn712/
Fauslin712/
Faylina712/
Feilion712/
Fiolina711/
Fesling711/
Feilien711/
Faylinn711/
Fajulin711/
Fasilnk711/
Fatlind711/
Fetling711/
Fatlink711/
Faillen711/
Fuileng711/
Feahlin710/
Vieling710/
Fahleng710/
Faelinn710/
Foyling710/
Feillin710/
Faulion710/
Fallien710/
Valin678,231/
Falen672,076/
Filinova672,071/
Felin671,483/
Fuelling67955/
Filen67403/
Falyn67214/
Vilin67175/
Fehlings67167/
Filén67121/
Filim67115/
Falim6785/
Filinová6776/
Fleng6767/
Felingue6726/
Falén6726/
Falinova6718/
Filengue6718/
Fettling6713/
Falhn6711/
Faullina679/
Filín678/
Foelling677/
Félin676/
Falne675/
Fauln673/
Feelings672/
Feuillin672/
Pfelging671/
Vahaling671/
Vahlling671/
Vayileng671/
Vailn671/
Falinová671/
Feillion671/
Phuiling671/
Fylin670/
Feelling670/
Phalings670/
Veilling670/
Falln670/

Failing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Failing in the Arabic language
فيلينغfylyngh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Failing
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