Giving Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Giving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Norway411:125,42216,333
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Giving (48) may also be a first name.

Giving Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giving is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giving? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giving is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Giving live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Giving is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Giving is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 60 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Giving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giving has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Giving Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Giving surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Giving earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 138.41% more than the national average, earning 825,101 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givings92157/
Gieving921/
Givin91239/
Iving9117/
Givising866/
Giveings861/
Givesing861/
Geving83937/
Guivin83619/
Ivings83167/
Gaivin8350/
Eiving8312/
Givoin838/
Gyving838/
Uiving836/
Givind835/
Giveng835/
Siving834/
Givina833/
Ioving831/
Givain831/
Givion831/
Hiving831/
Givien830/
Ziving830/
Givinn830/
Givine830/
Givein830/
Sieving77378/
Suiving7744/
Sivieng7729/
Seiving7716/
Saiving779/
Heiving776/
Geveing772/
Hsiving771/
Gaivain771/
Gievina771/
Givengs771/
Givaine771/
Jiviong771/
Guitvin771/
Guivine771/
Goivina771/
Caiving770/
Given738,487/
Sivin73419/
Zivin73285/
Civin73260/
Gevin73152/
Živin7389/
Eving7338/
Jivin7316/
Iveng733/
Yving732/
Givim731/
Jving730/
Givyn730/
Gevingås713/
Givechin712/
Chaiving712/
Ivingova711/
Huivingh711/
Gaihvung711/
Seiveing711/
Ngeveing711/
Seivieng711/
Giesvein711/
Guevin67786/
Giboin67386/
Cuivin67130/
Gibuin67124/
Euving67112/
Zhivin6799/
Jivoin6771/
Seving6757/
Gevinc6741/
Givent6732/
Hyving6731/
Giveen6730/
Gevina6730/
Heving6728/
Zsivin6726/
Ibaing6723/
Sivien6719/
Eyving6717/
Saivin6716/
Gevind6715/
Jaivin6714/
Jivain6714/
Zivoin6713/
Iwaing6713/
Gevint6712/
Guiven6711/
Givehchin6710/
Geveng6710/
Zivina679/
Gevoin679/
Gayvin679/
Säving679/
Gevine678/
Zivion677/
Guveng676/
Jivine675/
Dzivin674/
Iovinc673/
Sivain673/
Gevinn672/
Sivhin672/
Givenn672/
Sievin672/
Siveng672/
Eveing672/
Civain672/
Sivoin671/
Sivein671/
Jeivin671/
Evaing671/
Gajvin671/
Giwain671/
Guvung671/
Gaiven671/
Zeving671/
Jivint671/
Živina671/
Soivin671/
Sivinc671/
Givesn671/
Guivín671/
Guvinc671/
Evieng671/
Eviong671/
Aiveng671/
Chaivieng671/
Goivim671/
Gieszvein671/
Evings670/
Jeving670/
Goiven670/
Gieven670/
Eeving670/
Givean670/
Eaving670/

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Giving 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
  • 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 Giving
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis