Paling Surname
Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname
Paling Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Paling or Palling (Norf.) = (the Estate of the) Pal(a Family [Anglo-Saxon Palingas: the pers. name-stem is apparentlyO.E. pál(m.) = Old Norsepáll (m.),a kind of hoe or spade + -ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing; genit.
Read More About This SurnamePaling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,148 | 1:48,535 | 6,060 |
| Philippines | 549 | 1:184,405 | 29,569 |
| Netherlands | 307 | 1:55,007 | 9,455 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 678 | 1:35,952 | 4,681 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
The alternate forms: Páling (1) are calculated separately.
Paling (162) may also be a first name.
Paling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Paling or Palling (Norf.) = (the Estate of the) Pal(a Family [Anglo-Saxon Palingas: the pers. name-stem is apparentlyO.E. pál(m.) = Old Norsepáll (m.),a kind of hoe or spade + -ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing; genit. pl. -inga, as in the Palinga- of a Sussex charter of King Eadred, A.D. 953.
(French) = Palin (q.v.) with added -g.
Probably Palling, a parish in Norfolk.
Paling Demographics
Average Paling Salary in
United States
$46,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Paling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paling (Marathi: पालींग, Tibetan: དཔའ་གླིང་།) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Páling. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paling? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 152,896th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,533,036 people. Paling is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Paling are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 162 people.
The surname Paling is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,148 people, or 1 in 48,535. In England Paling is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 24 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.
Paling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Paling has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Paling surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Paling are 20.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.19% registered with the party.
The amount Paling earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning R 305,004 per year; in United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $51,323 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paling in the Marathi language | ||
| पालींग | palinga | - |
| Paling in the Tibetan language | ||
| དཔའ་གླིང་། | paling | 50 |
| སྤ་གླིང་། | paling | 50 |
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