Nodding Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Nodding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nodding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada691:533,99444,923
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Nodding (140) may also be a first name.

Nodding Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nodding is most common in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nodding.

How Common Is The Last Name Nodding? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nodding is the 1,140,742nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Nodding live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. Nodding is also the 781,395th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 140 people.

Nodding is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 35 percent reside, West Midlands, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Nodding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nodding has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nodding last name grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nodding Last Name Statistics demography

Nodding earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noddings93372/
Noddin92544/
Noding9289/
Noeding86139/
Nudding8647/
Nadding8614/
Nedding869/
Noiding861/
Nouddin861/
Ngoding861/
Nodiong861/
Nooding861/
Nodin83856/
Ngudding8016/
Nuding771,688/
Nading771,591/
Nöding77613/
Naddin77143/
Nnodin7744/
Nodden7735/
Noodin7728/
Noudin7726/
Noddyn7719/
Neding7714/
Nodina7711/
Nodion774/
Nosdin774/
Noidin773/
Notdin772/
Noodng771/
Nohdin771/
Nodeng771/
Nodien770/
Nodn732/
Nodaeng71566/
Neuding7168/
Ngading7124/
Nuiding7120/
Ngodina719/
Neuddin719/
Naddina713/
Nadiong712/
Nauddin712/
Nahding712/
Naading711/
Nnodinn711/
Nooduin711/
Nauding711/
Nasddin711/
Nusding711/
Needing710/
Naeding710/
Nadin676,642/
Noden671,557/
Noidaeng67386/
Noodaeng67106/
Nodim6779/
Nahading6770/
Nodén6766/
Nadng671/
N'Godion671/
Ngnading671/
Nudng671/
Nadingue671/
Hnodaeng671/

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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
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  • 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 Nodding
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