Thanning Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thanning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1801:31,3603,257
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thanning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thanning has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanning? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Thanning occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thanning reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 31,360. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 34 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Thanning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thanning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thanning surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanning931,173/
Thaning93213/
Tangning8873/
Thonning8836/
Taanning8814/
Thanging884/
Thaaning884/
Tannging881/
Thahning881/
Tannings880/
Taning86643/
Thahnieng8221/
Thonnings8214/
Thongning824/
Tonning80848/
Tanging80114/
Thoning80106/
Taaning8091/
Tõnning8019/
Tasning8018/
Töhning8010/
Tauning806/
Taining806/
Tagning803/
Tamning802/
Tannäng801/
Tanieng801/
Taningke7524/
Tannueng756/
Tongning754/
Thanyong753/
Thanhngh753/
Teinning751/
Thoening751/
Tonnings751/
Thouning750/
Thuoning750/
Tening71341/
Taneng71186/
Toning71172/
Töning716/
Tanimg711/
Tagningue711/
Tanyong671,429/
Tanueng67256/
Tomning6747/
Thonäng6737/
Taninke6731/
Tonging6722/
Tuining6718/
Tanuung677/
Tosning677/
Taneung676/
Toining676/
Tanaeng675/
Touning673/
Teuning672/
Teining671/
Tayneng671/
Tanoeng671/
Tamneng671/
Taanhng671/

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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 Thanning
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