Hunting Surname

154,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hunting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2911:280,75826,177
England5811:95,90010,214
Netherlands3641:46,3937,893
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
India121:63,922,115578,870
Norway111:467,48139,375
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales51:618,90625,852
China51:273,464,31313,838
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:82,3498,789
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6101:82,3268,636

The alternate forms: Hünting (304) are calculated separately.

Hunting (50) may also be a first name.

Hunting Last Name Facts

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

Hunting is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hünting. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunting? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,061st most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,556,137 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hunting live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 50 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,291 people, or 1 in 280,758. In The United States Hunting is most frequent in: California, where 20 percent live, Utah, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States Hunting occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.

Hunting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hunting has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 212 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hunting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hunting are 20.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hunting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.06% more than the national average, earning 502,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.06% less than the national average, earning R 109,176 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $50,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hünting95304/
Huntting93200/
Chunting9387/
Khunting931/
Heunting931/
Huenting931/
Huntings930/
Unting92922/
Huntin9213/
Chunthing886/
Khunthing881/
Hunthieng881/
Hunntting881/
Gunting861,541/
Hountin86410/
Huntink86395/
Junting8695/
Hinting8648/
Humting8623/
Khuntin866/
Untieng864/
Chuntin863/
Ounting862/
Honting861/
Huntgin861/
Huntinc861/
Eunting861/
Huntion860/
Huntien860/
Hauntin860/
Untin8376/
Untng831/
Chunthieng824/
Ehountin80216/
Chumting8040/
Utinting804/
Khunthin802/
Jounting801/
Jaunting801/
Chunteng801/
Aunthing801/
Chuntien801/
Chuntink801/
Inting773,427/
Onting771,051/
Guntin77905/
Ountin77202/
Unteng77176/
Hunten7766/
Juntin7732/
Hontin7720/
Untina7720/
Unthin775/
Humtin772/
Juntng771/
Euntin771/
Huntnt771/
Auntin770/
Chuntoeng751/
Chuntheng751/
Hounttion751/
Gountin71178/
Chumtin7110/
Guntina719/
Gunteng718/
Untaeng716/
Aunteng716/
Jinting715/
Khunten715/
Chuntim715/
Ontieng714/
Aunthin714/
Junteng713/
Juintin712/
Hüntink711/
Inthing711/
Unthink710/
Unten672,267/
Ontin6761/
Untim6731/
Intng675/
Untyn672/
Chountim671/
Cheuntim671/
Uisintin671/
Hoonteng671/
Chuinten671/
Chumnten671/
Umtin671/
Inthieng671/

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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
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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 Hunting
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