Passing Surname
Approximately 705 people bear this surname
Passing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 233 | 1:918,774 | 32,884 |
| India | 187 | 1:4,101,954 | 110,376 |
| Germany | 184 | 1:437,530 | 39,196 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 1:305,427 | 28,416 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Pässing (2) are calculated separately.
Passing (72) may also be a first name.
Passing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Passing (Oriya: ପାସି) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Pässing. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Passing? popularity and diffusion
Passing is the 474,683rd most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The last name Passing occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Passing are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 72 people.
Passing is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 918,774. In Brazil Passing is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 81 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent are found and Paraná, where 5 percent are found. Beside Brazil it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 26 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Passing Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Passing in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାସି | pasi | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Passing
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis