Signing Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Signing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Signing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3861:14,9852,037
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Signing Last Name Facts

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

Signing is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Signing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,216th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. The last name Signing occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Signing reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Signing is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 14,985. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 26 percent live. Beside Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siegning93135/
Seigning93131/
Saigning931/
Sining92750/
Signin9299/
Seingning881/
Segning861,008/
Saining8677/
Shining8630/
Suining8627/
Siegnin8615/
Sihning8614/
Siniong867/
Soining866/
Sininng862/
Signeng862/
Suignin861/
Siening861/
Seignin861/
Sygning861/
Soignin860/
Sinin833,816/
Sheining8014/
Shinning8010/
Chigning808/
Sciening802/
Schining801/
Shuining801/
Shihning801/
Shaining801/
Shiening800/
Shinin771,032/
Sainin77479/
Sening77465/
Sinina77348/
Sineng77319/
Seinin77244/
Zignin77192/
Sinien77179/
Sinion7720/
Sienin7719/
Cining7717/
Zining7716/
Segnin7713/
Sitnin779/
Soinin778/
Sinuin776/
Xining775/
Signen775/
Suinin774/
Signim771/
Syning771/
Scheining756/
Djuigning752/
Seigneung751/
Shinnings750/
Schoining750/
Shinina71382/
Sheinin71263/
Sinheng7178/
Shainin7151/
Sinaeng7134/
Sainion7121/
Szening7115/
Shening7114/
Sehning7113/
Sinengh719/
Chignin718/
Seinina716/
Seniong716/
Schinin714/
Sininke713/
Sinyong713/
Sainina712/
Shinnin712/
Senging712/
Seaning711/
Shyning711/
Shimnin711/
Shinion711/
Sienion711/
Seyning711/
Sinienė711/
Sienien711/
Sineung711/
Seiguinnin711/
Senuing711/
Chining711/
Cinings710/
Shegnin710/
Sesning710/
Shinien710/
Senin6712,620/
Zinin677,231/
Sinen671,834/
Sinim671,553/
Schinina67466/
Scheinin67236/
Schäning67201/
Schening6781/
Shenning6731/
Sheinina6722/
Chigneng6714/
Cinin6712/
Seenieng679/
Sinhn674/
Shchinin674/
Hsinheng673/
Seangnin672/
Chihning671/
Shionina671/
Sheening671/
Shainina671/
Jeagning671/
Šeiningė671/
Šinin671/
Shyoning671/
Djigneng671/
Choining671/
Chegning671/
Sienyong671/
Soinninn671/
Xinin671/
Sheaning670/

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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 Signing
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