Ince Surname
Approximately 101,785 people bear this surname
Ince Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ince,' (1) a parish eight miles from Chester; (2) a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire.
Hugh Ince, Cheshire, 1575: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameInce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 89,838 | 1:866 | 115 |
| England | 3,442 | 1:16,188 | 2,349 |
| United States | 3,139 | 1:115,470 | 12,468 |
| Germany | 842 | 1:95,612 | 11,919 |
| Australia | 521 | 1:51,815 | 6,406 |
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| South Africa | 465 | 1:116,511 | 13,897 |
| France | 452 | 1:146,953 | 22,745 |
| Northern Cyprus | 323 | 1:988 | 71 |
| Indonesia | 283 | 1:467,312 | 38,614 |
| Netherlands | 199 | 1:84,860 | 14,115 |
| Barbados | 195 | 1:1,474 | 313 |
| Belgium | 191 | 1:60,192 | 9,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 159 | 1:8,578 | 1,234 |
| Jamaica | 128 | 1:22,421 | 1,872 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 120 | 1:939 | 209 |
| Latvia | 82 | 1:25,001 | 3,819 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:38,204 | 3,749 |
| Panama | 68 | 1:57,533 | 2,676 |
| Austria | 64 | 1:133,054 | 18,198 |
| Romania | 64 | 1:313,717 | 27,893 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| Denmark | 56 | 1:100,798 | 9,513 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Guyana | 37 | 1:20,601 | 2,557 |
| Saint Lucia | 28 | 1:6,385 | 800 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Grenada | 24 | 1:4,522 | 577 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,478 | 1:16,492 | 2,404 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:304,356 | 24,088 |
Ince (4,828) may also be a first name.
Ince Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ince,' (1) a parish eight miles from Chester; (2) a township in the parish of Wigan, Lancashire.
Hugh Ince, Cheshire, 1575: Register of the University of Oxford.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Ince = At the Hall [Old Norse innis, genit. (used with dat. significance with the prep. til, ‘to’) of inni, an abode, hall] Ince - Blundell occurs in Domesday Book as Hinne, a nominative form with (Norman) prothetic H-; in the 13th and 14th cent, as Ines, Ins, which latter are also the Middle English forms of Ince near Wigan.
(Celtic) for Innes, q.v.
Places in cos. Chester and Lancaster.
A location name in Lancashire.
Inch: (Celtic ynys), an island. In Cornwall occurs the surname Enys. Hence also the surname Ince.
The Inces, who derived their name from the Cheshire parish, were mayors of Chester in the 17th century (H.).
User-submitted Reference
Ince is also a Turkish surname and has the following meanings in Turkish: 'slim', 'slender', 'fine' and 'thin'.
- inceyasinA Turkish surname, meaning 'thin'.
- bdemirsoyInce Demographics
Ince Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ince Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ince Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ince is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ince.
How Common Is The Last Name Ince? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,563rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 71,597 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Ince are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ince is also the 98,336th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,828 people.
The surname Ince is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 89,838 people, or 1 in 866. In Turkey Ince is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Izmir Province, where 6 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Ince Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ince has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ince surname rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,902 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 426 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ince Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ince last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Ince earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning 267,049 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning R 308,208 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $53,332 CAD per year.
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