Sing Surname

798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Sing Surname Definition:

From an account of this family in the Bridgnorth Journal, Sept. 8, 1855, it appears that they originated from "John Millington, commonly called Singer, alias Synge," a canon or prebendary of the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bridgnorth, who married after the Reformation, and became progenitor of the Synges or Sings, still resident in that town.

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Sing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India632,2481:1,213122
Malaysia5,3661:5,497745
United States3,5421:102,33211,303
Bangladesh3,3341:47,7972,658
Indonesia2,9281:45,1675,129
South Africa1,7201:31,4994,040
Thailand1,5751:44,8505,075
Germany1,3671:58,8927,606
Pakistan1,0811:165,2584,320
Australia8761:30,8174,106
Cambodia8531:18,1561,252
Singapore6801:8,100464
Brunei6221:673126
Canada6161:59,8147,051
Philippines5971:169,57827,628
Hong Kong4921:14,910383
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England3831:145,47814,025
Cameroon2851:72,8749,093
Mexico2461:504,5789,019
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
United Arab Emirates2031:45,1344,555
Panama1751:22,3561,440
Costa Rica1711:27,954841
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Peru1271:250,26910,322
China1131:12,100,191733
Taiwan1131:207,4761,777
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Honduras941:93,7921,642
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Israel811:105,65012,007
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Guatemala641:251,2924,191
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Cuba621:185,8504,109
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France531:1,253,259128,888
Spain481:974,00136,812
Guyana461:16,5702,185
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Laos361:183,009198
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Greece351:316,56545,415
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Austria251:340,61736,996
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Wales111:281,32115,850
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belize31:118,4913,439
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6411:30,6023,693

The alternate forms: Sĩñg (1) are calculated separately.

Sing (83,959) may also be a first name.

Sing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From an account of this family in the Bridgnorth Journal, Sept. 8, 1855, it appears that they originated from "John Millington, commonly called Singer, alias Synge," a canon or prebendary of the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bridgnorth, who married after the Reformation, and became progenitor of the Synges or Sings, still resident in that town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Found Singer, alias Synge (a singer in a church); from Anglo-Saxon singan, to sing. compare the names Sang, Sangar, Sangster. The Indian name Sing, Singh is derived from the Sanscrit sinh, sinha, a lion.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sing (Bengali: সিং, Hindi: सिंग, Marathi: सींग, Oriya: ସିଂ, Russian: Синг, Tibetan: སིང་) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sĩñg. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sing? popularity and diffusion

Sing is the 798th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,001 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sing live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sing is also the 11,887th most frequent first name globally It is held by 83,959 people.

Sing is most numerous in India, where it is held by 632,248 people, or 1 in 1,213. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 78 percent are found, Odisha, where 7 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 120 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sing surname increased 216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sing surname are 3.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Sing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 90.47% less than the national average, earning €2,863 per year; in Peru they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,524 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.16% more than the national average, earning R 325,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singh8935,720,844/
Shing8919,982/
Suing893,404/
Sieng891,386/
Hsing89879/
Singg89638/
Sings89337/
Singk8988/
Sinng8979/
Szing8976/
Sihng8942/
Sjing8938/
Singt8928/
Åsing8924/
Singq8911/
Sging8910/
Simng8910/
Singx897/
Singz897/
Ssing894/
Singp894/
Sisng891/
Zsing891/
Scing891/
Sin861,271,131/
Sng863,088/
Sĩñg831/
Shingh808,181/
Siengh804,295/
Singgh801,209/
Sinngh801,013/
Singke80508/
Shiong80384/
Ssingh80339/
Singue80336/
Singkh80308/
Suingh80289/
Sisngh80127/
Simngh80126/
Singne8068/
Sihngh8061/
Jsingh8037/
Hsuing8025/
Singsø8017/
Singsh8016/
Hsingh8015/
Sching8014/
Singch809/
Sjingh806/
Singct805/
Szingh804/
Sinkgh804/
Hsieng802/
Singph802/
Hshing801/
Sing'h801/
Shinng801/
Sgingh801/
Sinqgh801/
Siehng801/
Si'ngh801/
Sincgh801/
Singqe801/
Singqu801/
Sin'gh801/
Ssings801/
Ssiong801/
Hssing800/
Xing752,135,743/
Jing751,081,332/
Shin75343,975/
Seng75294,451/
Syng7513,525/
Sint759,938/
Sink758,771/
Sinn757,526/
Sngh754,223/
Zing754,184/
Sien753,132/
Suin752,905/
Ging752,211/
Cing751,592/
Hsin751,063/
Sind75941/
Simn75609/
Szin75397/
Sjin75348/
Sihn75201/
Simg75138/
S'Ng75117/
Sinc7593/
Sinx7550/
Zsin7533/
Ssin7512/
Sjng755/
Söng755/
Shng754/
Sgin754/
Scin754/
Sinq753/
Sisn753/
Jsng753/
Jsin752/
Sång752/
Séng752/
ßing751/
Sngq751/
Hsng751/
Sngx751/
Sngz751/
Snkg751/
Szng751/
Sngs750/
Schings73417/
Geesing73296/
Singque73146/
Schingh73117/
Singowa7357/
Shsingh7328/
Schiong7319/
Singsås7319/
Uansing7316/
Siengue7316/
Jøssing7315/
Singova737/
D'Singh733/
Schieng731/
Shiongh731/
Shgingh731/
Singchh731/
Sheng671,067,131/
Ching6763,907/
Shina6737,664/
Sinnh6717,517/
Shinn6714,824/
Sinke6710,457/
Zingg675,564/
Sindh672,472/
Sindt671,944/
Tjing671,609/
Saeng671,298/
Simgh671,236/
Seung671,068/
Soeng67726/
Shink67697/
Sueng67627/
Hsien67587/
Sinqe67548/
Schin67521/
Djing67494/
Gieng67442/
Shion67303/
Sinne67267/
Syngh67267/
Sinkh67209/
Scina67208/
Hssin67134/
Gingg67127/
Sinck67127/
Sjngh67121/
Seeng67105/
Sengh6798/
Hseng6780/
Sıngh6771/
Zieng6761/
Gings6757/
Zhing6754/
Szink6754/
Åseng6754/
Shihn6752/
Sienk6749/
Gingh6743/
Shyng6740/
Sinqu6738/
Shngh6737/
Suinn6736/
Szihn6736/
Scion6732/
Sjien6725/
Zingh6723/
Syong6722/
Simne6714/
Sinnk6711/
Szgin6711/
Cingh6710/
Syngk678/
Jingg677/
Zinng676/
Zingk676/
Scien675/
Schgingg675/
Jingh674/
Zings674/
Szinn674/
Ssina674/
Siehn673/
Szien673/
Jings673/
Ssien673/
Sseng673/
Dzing672/
Hshin672/
Sient672/
Shijn672/
Sîngh672/
Tging672/
Sgeng672/
Hcing672/
Hsint672/
Sengk672/
Sengq672/
Shgin671/
Jssin671/
Jesng671/
Hsinn671/
Hging671/
Xingq671/
Xseng671/
Scinn671/
Sjnhg671/
Sindd671/
Sinnt671/
Sinqh671/
Sintt671/
Sinzs671/
Snngh671/
Sengs671/
Synng671/
Ssngh671/
Suink671/
Xsien671/
Shinq671/
Åsäng671/
Øjing671/
Siñgh671/
Sjeng671/
Sindì671/
Sindø671/
Ssion671/
Schcincg671/
Scińg671/
Sìngh671/
Síngh671/
Sïngh671/
Sįngh671/
Sengz671/
Sngks671/
Jjing671/
Zingq671/
Senng671/
Sengt671/
Sh'ng671/
Suung671/
Szeng671/
Szuin671/
Ssinq671/
Jging671/
Jsngh671/
Hsngh671/
Schng670/
Siend670/
Scink670/
Simgs670/

Sing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sing in the Bengali language
সিংsim99.85
সিংহsinha0.15
Sing in the Marathi language
सींगsinga98.32
सिंगsinga1.12
सीगsiga0.16
सीनsina0.08
Sing in the Oriya language
ସିଂsim95.27
ଶିବsiba0.49
ସିଂହsinha0.49
ସୀତାsita0.27
ରୀନାrina0.22
ମୀନାmina0.18
ମିନାmina0.17
ସୀମାsima0.11
ରିନାrina0.09
ସୁନାsuna0.08
ଶୀକାsika0.08
ସାନsana0.06
ସନାsana0.06
ବୀଣାbina0.05
ସିବsiba0.04
ସିତାsita0.04
ସିନିsini0.03
ସିଂଗsinga0.02
ମିନmina0.02
ବିନbina0.02
ସିଂଗ୍sing0.02
ଚୀନାcina0.01
ଦିନାdina0.01
ସିନୁsinu0.01
ସିନୀsini0.01
ନିନାnina0.01
ଲିନାlina0.01
ନିନnina0.01
ଟିନାtina0.01
ନୀନnina0.01
ଦୀନାdina0
ବିଣାbina0
ଜୀନାjina0
ନିନିnini0
ସିଂକୁsinku0
ଲୀନାlina0
ଦୀନdina0
ବିଗbiga0
ବିାଣିbiani0
ମିନାାminaa0
ବିନାbina0
ସିନାsina0
ଦିନdina0
ନୀନାnina0
ଆସିନିasini0
Sing in the Tibetan language
སིང་sing83.33
སིང་།sing16.67
Sing in the Hindi language
सिंगsinga50.32
सींगsinga45.54
सिंहsinha2.37
सिंग्sing1.23
सिहsiha0.21
सिङsina0.05
सिंग़singa0.03
सींग्sing0.03
शिंग्sing0.02
सिँगsimga0.02
सिंसsinsa0.01
सिन्हsinha0.01
Sing in the Russian language
Сингsing-

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