Railings Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Railings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Railings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Railings Last Name Facts

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

Railings is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Railings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Railings occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Railings are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 75 percent reside and British Columbia, where 25 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Railings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Railings has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raillings941/
Railing93515/
Rilings9325/
Ralings931/
Rallings88347/
Railling8866/
Raulings8817/
Rahlings881/
Rielings880/
Riling86626/
Raling8663/
Rawelings821/
Reiling803,404/
Risling80898/
Rieling80234/
Ralling80108/
Rayling8079/
Rijling8069/
Realing8054/
Ruiling8034/
Ratling8028/
Rahling8023/
Rajling804/
Relings804/
Rauling803/
Ritling802/
Rilingk801/
Ragling801/
Rhaling800/
Ralieng800/
Raeling800/
Rasling800/
Rioling800/
Rittling75348/
Riehling75105/
Reilingh7569/
Reulings7568/
Rathling7549/
Reisling7543/
Reijling7540/
Reilling7538/
Ruijling7533/
Rajaling7523/
Roelings7521/
Reihling7517/
Raehling754/
Roulings753/
Reigling753/
Rayaling753/
Raylling751/
Rielling751/
Rahaling751/
Reitling751/
Rheiling750/
Reling71277/
Raleng71241/
Riggeling7160/
Ryling7145/
Roehlings718/
Rilingová711/
Riselling711/
Rileng711/
Reithling711/
Ruithling710/
Ralink710/
Rehling672,472/
Reuling671,010/
Roeling67534/
Reyling67255/
Reeling67154/
Reilink67142/
Ritleng67111/
Resling6760/
Richelling6732/
Ruyling6725/
Rueling6725/
Relingh6721/
Rouling6716/
Retling6713/
Rysling6712/
Rojling678/
Royling676/
Realinc671/
Rauleng671/
Åreling671/
Raloeng671/
Rijlink671/
Rreling671/
Relhing671/
Rahleng670/
Rhyling670/
Rheling670/

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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
  • 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 Railings
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