Paling Surname

152,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Paling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1481:48,5356,060
Philippines5491:184,40529,569
Netherlands3071:55,0079,455
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Australia391:692,19746,687
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Scotland281:191,20810,357
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales191:162,87011,152
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6781:35,9524,681
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Palling, a parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páling941/
Pauling923,446/
Payling92413/
Pailing92409/
Palling92263/
Pealing92184/
Palings92103/
Pahling9255/
Patling9244/
Pagling9219/
Phaling9211/
Pasling922/
Palieng922/
Paeling920/
Palin918,821/
Palng912/
Peatling86297/
Paulling86164/
Pealling8650/
Pahlings8631/
Pailling8611/
Paulings863/
Paylings863/
Pattling863/
Paehling862/
Phailing861/
Pautling860/
Phalings860/
Pfhaling860/
Pailings860/
Paulin8350,135/
Poling8310,284/
Palina832,886/
Pallin831,902/
Paleng831,035/
Peling83712/
Phalin83430/
Pailin83273/
Palion83234/
Paslin83213/
Patlin83185/
Palgin8396/
Pahlin8365/
Pöling8360/
Paglin8336/
Palint8336/
Palien8329/
Pealin8314/
Paluin8313/
Paylin8311/
Palhin8311/
Palink839/
Paläng837/
Paalin832/
Pajlin831/
Paggiling8038/
Paln8033/
Palingckx801/
Pallingue800/
Paulina7712,512/
Phaleng771,226/
Peeling77926/
Paullin77925/
Pohling77906/
Polling77696/
Paillin77469/
Paulien77258/
Pehling77237/
Poeling77228/
Pallien77153/
Pöhling77148/
Pallina77134/
Paloeng7778/
Phailin7755/
Peuling7745/
Pealien7740/
Peiling7739/
Palleng7739/
Pelieng7728/
Poliong7725/
Pahlien7720/
Paileng7714/
Paulion7714/
Paalina7712/
Pallion7710/
Pouling777/
Palinkx777/
Pheling777/
Polieng775/
Phaylin775/
Palinck774/
Phallin773/
Paulinc773/
Paulind773/
Paylina772/
Polingq772/
Paulink772/
Puiling771/
Poiling771/
Pasleng771/
Peaulin771/
Phaulin771/
Palinks771/
Pauglin771/
Paulint771/
Potling771/
Paulinė771/
Palienė771/
Paitlin771/
Polings771/
Pahleng771/
Phalina771/
Phalien771/
Pautlin770/
Pallint770/
Paulinn770/
Phalion770/
Paulisn770/
Phealin770/
Pooling770/
Pauleng770/
Peallin770/
Pailion770/
Polin7314,131/
Palen737,555/
Palim73402/
Palén73112/
Palne73102/
Palyn7372/
Pauln7321/
Patln735/
Palnh735/
Palèn733/
Palnt732/
Palín732/
Palln731/
Palnk731/
Pasln731/
Palnn730/
Paelinck71901/
Poehling71261/
Paulienė71222/
Palinova7173/
Paullina7123/
Phatleng7120/
Palinová719/
Phahleng718/
Paullion717/
Palengke714/
Paillion713/
Pollings712/
Paulinne712/
Paullien712/
Peilling711/
Patellin711/
Pallaeng711/
Phalleng711/
Phallyng711/
Pohlingk711/
Phuiling711/
Phohling711/
Phalaeng711/
Pacillin710/
Pautlind710/
Poulling710/
Poulin6740,157/
Polina675,877/
Phalen672,617/
Pollin671,455/
Pallen671,364/
Paulen671,028/
Poleng67862/
Pailen67407/
Poulingue67360/
Pahlen67348/
Peleng67343/
Polion67302/
Paslen67255/
Peylin67185/
Paulim67120/
Polgin67105/
Paulyn6780/
Pahlén6775/
Pelinq6774/
Pollingue6768/
Poolin6761/
Palent6751/
Patlen6750/
Paleen6749/
Polien6749/
Polink6748/
Paulín6748/
Phalén6743/
Paulinová6741/
Palinková6741/
Pholin6740/
Palenc6737/
Peilin6733/
Pohlin6729/
Palyna6722/
Pallim6719/
Paylen6717/
Polind6712/
Paslim6711/
Pateln6710/
Palyon679/
Polijn679/
Puolin678/
Palinkova678/
Poylin677/
Poglin677/
Palaen677/
Paalim676/
Paselleng676/
Paylim676/
Poläng675/
Polhin675/
Pallín675/
Paulinova675/
Phalim674/
Palend674/
Palhim674/
Polinn674/
Paalen673/
Paulén673/
Poilin673/
Paulne673/
Peulin672/
Patiln672/
Polimg672/
Poslin672/
Poluin672/
Potlin672/
Paulìn672/
Polinx672/
Phalne671/
Paluen671/
Pallyn671/
Paluun671/
Polint671/
Pólint671/
Põlina671/
Péleng671/
Pheihling671/
Paulnk671/
Paleun670/
Pealen670/

Paling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paling in the Marathi language
पालींगpalinga-
Paling in the Tibetan language
དཔའ་གླིང་།paling50
སྤ་གླིང་།paling50

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