Readings Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Readings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Readings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3131:178,01316,129
Canada421:877,27667,671
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Wales81:386,81619,671
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Readings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Readings occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Readings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 719,876th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Readings is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Readings reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Readings is most numerous in England, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 178,013. In England it is primarily found in: Berkshire, where 21 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 17 percent are found and Greater London, where 16 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Readings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Readings has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Readings Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Readings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 619.04% more than the national average, earning R 1,708,720 per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% more than the national average, earning $58,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reading9315,429/
Radings93107/
Redings936/
Reddings88177/
Raddings88126/
Readding8827/
Raidings880/
Reding866,336/
Rading861,042/
Redding8025,265/
Ridings805,746/
Roeding80342/
Radding80310/
Rydings80262/
Reiding80246/
Reeding80123/
Rehding8043/
Raiding8035/
Rasding809/
Rejding803/
Reuding803/
Rauding802/
Rieding802/
Rueding801/
Radiong801/
Radin'g801/
Reddngs800/
Radng771/
Roedding75137/
Riddings7557/
Reddingc753/
Radingue751/
Reddding751/
Reedding750/
Rhydings750/
Riding715,548/
Ryding711,956/
Radeng71237/
Redeng7193/
Radink7143/
Redyng7110/
Rahudding712/
Réding711/
Radinc711/
Ridding67678/
Radaeng67570/
Reudink67186/
Ryhding677/
Ritding674/
Rydding673/
Ridging671/
Reddimg671/
Rouding671/
Redaeng671/
Ragying671/
Reddeng670/

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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 Readings
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