Ing Surname

19,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ing Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ing.' 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying low near a river.' (Halliwell); compare Ingmire Hall, situated by the Lune at Sedbergh. (a) Bapt 'the son of Inge' (v. Yonge). Image, son of Harald, was King of Norway in the 12th century.

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Ing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,7431:12,3101,560
Cambodia7,3151:2,117448
United States2,5271:143,43414,853
Malaysia1,8941:15,5721,555
Canada1,3241:27,8293,688
England8631:64,5637,532
Brunei5651:741143
Vietnam4571:202,727967
Italy3321:184,20727,295
Austria2851:29,8794,806
Belgium2091:55,0088,920
Mexico2051:605,4949,997
Slovakia1981:26,9524,598
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
France911:729,92091,032
India911:8,429,290174,159
South Africa701:773,96753,253
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Ecuador311:513,09210,998
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Wales271:114,6128,773
China271:50,641,5392,733
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Albania81:364,25716,885
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4921:49,5436,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Ing (51,714) may also be a first name.

Ing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ing.' 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying low near a river.' (Halliwell); compare Ingmire Hall, situated by the Lune at Sedbergh. (a) Bapt 'the son of Inge' (v. Yonge). Image, son of Harald, was King of Norway in the 12th century. Compounded with Ing were such personal names as Ingram, Inger, Ingle, and lupoid, which see.

John Inge, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Inge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Roger fil Inge, Northumberland, 20 Edward.

Robert Inge, rector of Salthouse, Norfolk, 1327: History of Norfolk.

There cannot be the shadow of a doubt that (a) is the chief parent of Ing, Inge, Ings, and Indge, all being variants of the personal name Ing, found as a prefix to such Scandinavian personal names as Ingram, Ingle, Ingulf, or Ingvar (English Inger).

1753. Married — Mark Ing and Sarah Falltener: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1801. — William Lewis Ings and Mary Sheering: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — Thomas Ing and Jane Longman: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Dweller at a Meadow [Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng] 2 the ancient deistic and heroic pers. name Ing(also Incg, Inga, Ingi, Inge) = (lit.) Son [Old Teutonic ing] The form Incg occurs in ‘Beówulf’ (l. 5147).

The mod. Norwegian form is Inge, with a fem. Inga.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a swampy meadow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Ingi, a contraction of compounds in Ing, as Ingimundr, etc.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ing: (Old Norse eng), a meadow by a river. It is difficult always to say whether the ending refers to a personal name or to a field. But in such cases as Ermington, Dartington, there can exist no doubt that these were tuns on the ings of the Rivers Erm and Dart.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Ing is an ancient clerical name in the county. Roger Inge was rector of Maid's Moreton in 1291; and John Inge was vicar of Stanton - Barry in 1425 (Lips.).

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

Ing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ing (Hindi: इंग, Marathi: इंग, Russian: Инг) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,268th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 255,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Ing live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 17,975th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 51,714 people.

Ing is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10,743 people, or 1 in 12,310. In Indonesia Ing is mostly found in: East Java, where 25 percent reside, West Java, where 21 percent reside and Central Java, where 14 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ing last name expanded 1,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ing surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Ing are 16.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.92% more than the national average, earning R 527,364 per year; in United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $63,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jing861,081,332/
Ying86499,990/
Hing8623,979/
Iong862,855/
Ings862,250/
Ging862,211/
Ingh861,841/
Ieng861,347/
Aing861,128/
Eing861,079/
Oing86370/
Ingc8624/
Uing8616/
Isng8612/
Ingt8611/
Ingå866/
Ihng865/
Inng865/
Ingø864/
Ingq863/
Ingz862/
Ingk862/
Incg862/
Ingx862/
Inhg862/
Ingg862/
Itng861/
Ingp861/
In8079,933/
Going752,799/
Ising752,636/
Yting751,366/
Eting751,330/
Haing751,180/
Iting751,061/
Isngh75975/
Hieng75761/
Esing75626/
Aingh75537/
Hoing75491/
Yingh75450/
Inggs75427/
Gaing75383/
Jieng75374/
Heing75159/
Eßing75157/
Ingue75145/
Hings75141/
Gingg75127/
Iteng75122/
Iseng75118/
Uings7582/
Ingke7577/
Icing7558/
Gingh7543/
Ingne7536/
Iongh7535/
Ecing7528/
Huing7524/
Ysing7523/
Hingh7522/
Iceng7512/
Yings757/
Jingg757/
Ingkh756/
Jingh754/
Aings754/
Yingk754/
Inngs753/
Jings753/
Aitng753/
Iongg753/
Isnhg752/
Oingh751/
Oings751/
Ingkt751/
Hging751/
Hingz751/
Yingq751/
Yingz751/
Aineg751/
Øjing751/
Uinng751/
Ainng751/
Jging751/
H'Ing751/
Inggt751/
Hinng751/
Eings750/
Yingg750/
Jin676,307,824/
Yin676,056,198/
Inh67294,820/
Eng67115,617/
Ung6764,771/
Ion6760,853/
Hin6737,537/
Ina6731,804/
Ain6724,935/
Yng6723,011/
Ein679,378/
Gin676,672/
Ine676,343/
Ien672,808/
Eising672,771/
Isn672,493/
Essing672,331/
Int671,554/
Ind671,455/
Eiting671,312/
Egging67743/
Issing67593/
Eißing67437/
Inn67418/
Hingne67396/
Uin67354/
Aiseng67317/
Äng67284/
Oin67278/
Ink67249/
Ihn67219/
Inc67193/
Isingh67185/
Hingue67170/
Hysing67162/
Hising67161/
Etting67147/
Yiteng67120/
Ytting67112/
Heßing67111/
Yssing67101/
Aiteng67100/
Esingh6798/
Iching6795/
Heting6772/
Eyting6771/
Isings6767/
Uiting6766/
Uyting6763/
Aising6761/
Eching6755/
Uiseng6752/
Jiteng6750/
Itting6750/
Yiting6740/
Eating6736/
Aiting6735/
Hesing6734/
Đin6733/
Hiting6732/
Inì6730/
Isseng6729/
Yiseng6726/
Häsing6725/
Jingue6723/
Jiceng6722/
Ingova6721/
Isengh6721/
Jiting6721/
Inq6720/
Agging6720/
Uising6718/
Yingue6717/
Ijn6715/
Hoings6715/
Hoijng6713/
Itn6713/
Img6712/
Imn6712/
Eysing6712/
Huings6711/
Icheng6710/
Jng679/
Izsing678/
Inggue677/
Inx676/
Ingowa676/
Jingqe676/
Jingke675/
Hicing675/
Etings675/
Ugging675/
Üng675/
Yingke674/
Hiteng674/
Haings673/
Jising673/
Ahging673/
Etihng672/
Jingne672/
Ihsing672/
Edting672/
Ingová672/
Oiteng672/
Ajsing672/
Heings671/
Jingks671/
Ehsing671/
Aisngh671/
Etimng671/
Iån671/
Isieng671/
Ytingq671/
Eßingh671/
Itengg671/
Hésing671/
Yiceng671/
Yingch671/
Aicing671/
Gaaing671/
Hhiong671/
Idting671/
Haineg670/
Jinngs670/
Esieng670/
Heineg670/
Aysing670/
Eiseng670/
Jysing670/

Ing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ing in the Hindi language
इंगinga-
Ing in the Marathi language
इंगinga-
Ing in the Russian language
Ингing-

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