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

Thanning occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Thanning click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanning? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Thanning occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thanning reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 31,360. In Denmark Thanning is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 34 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Thanning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thanning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thanning surname rose 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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