Ting Surname

10,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ting Surname Definition:

Local. Among the ancient Gaels or Celts the place where courts were held, and justice administered, was called Ting, i. e., to surround; the circle, the temple, or round hill. The Tings at first were only judicial, but, in process of time they became legislative.

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Ting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia23,6701:1,246185
United States5,7951:62,5477,335
Philippines3,9891:25,3793,428
China3,1611:432,560252
Cambodia3,1231:4,959711
Hong Kong2,3891:3,071191
Singapore2,0841:2,643234
Thailand1,7401:40,5974,458
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Australia1,5521:17,3942,440
Canada1,0401:35,4284,524
Indonesia7581:174,47116,896
Brunei6331:662124
England4451:125,20912,540
United Arab Emirates4431:20,6822,392
Taiwan3681:63,709669
Fiji2831:3,160561
New Zealand2581:17,5523,085
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
France1941:342,38551,549
India1731:4,433,904116,010
Qatar1401:16,8431,831
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Laos361:183,009198
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Guam251:6,405908
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Macau91:66,848400
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Ting (33,192) may also be a first name.

Ting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Among the ancient Gaels or Celts the place where courts were held, and justice administered, was called Ting, i. e., to surround; the circle, the temple, or round hill. The Tings at first were only judicial, but, in process of time they became legislative. The most remarkable object of this kind is the Tynwald, in the Isle of Man. Thing, Saxon, a cause, meeting, a council; German, ding, a court. Dutch, Dinger, a pleader.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan. And respectively for all the other variations.

- tann

Ting Last Name Facts

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

Ting (Hindi: टिंग, Marathi: टींग, Russian: Тинг, Tibetan: ཀྲིང་) is most common in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ting? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ting is the 10,222nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,311 people. The surname Ting occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Ting are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ting is also the 25,769th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 33,192 people.

It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 23,670 people, or 1 in 1,246. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 55 percent reside, Selangor, where 11 percent reside and Johor, where 8 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Ting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ting has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 44,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ting last name are 14.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ting earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning R 182,952 per year; in United States they earn 26.68% more than the national average, earning $54,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.43% more than the national average, earning $62,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiong8915,874/
Thing8910,836/
Tieng891,205/
Tings89308/
Tuing89126/
Tingg8914/
T'Ing895/
Tingh894/
Tting894/
Dting893/
Tging892/
Tingk892/
Tingt891/
Tin'g891/
Tin86246,554/
Tng861,192/
Tingue801,042/
Thieng80316/
Tingke80184/
Tingne80137/
Thingh80106/
Thinng8050/
Åtting808/
Tingsø805/
Thimng803/
Tinggs801/
Dtting801/
Thingc801/
Teng75863,994/
Thin75568,372/
Tina75109,531/
Tien75101,587/
Tint7595,291/
Htin758,066/
Tion755,727/
Tuin753,105/
Tink751,788/
Thng75761/
Tyng75486/
Tinc75426/
Tinn75381/
Tind75309/
Ttin75291/
Tång75172/
Täng75139/
T'Ng7531/
Tijn7530/
Tihn7525/
Timg7515/
Tùng757/
Timn756/
Tăng755/
Tinø755/
Téng755/
Tisn753/
Tngs753/
Tiën752/
Tngg752/
Tnkg752/
Dtin752/
Tinq751/
Tiến751/
Tüng751/
Tinì751/
Tngc751/
Tngh751/
Tngq751/
Tngx751/
Ttng751/
Dtng751/
Htng751/
Geeting73586/
Tinggue7320/
Thingue737/
Thingsh732/
Thiengh731/
Thiongh731/
Thien67141,145/
Theng6716,570/
Thinn6714,859/
Thyng673,145/
Taeng671,012/
Tinne67691/
Tn67568/
Tengg67538/
Tengs67258/
Toeng67210/
Tinke67199/
Tueng67178/
Tinck67156/
Th'ng67142/
Teung6798/
Thijn6777/
Think6763/
Tuink6762/
Tøien6759/
Ttina6758/
Teeng6739/
Tincq6736/
Dtina6731/
Tuung6730/
Tengå6722/
Thång6719/
Tindø6713/
Ttien6712/
Tyong6711/
Tiehn6710/
Tinnå676/
Tuinn675/
Thäng674/
Tengk674/
Tthin673/
T'Ien673/
Timnn673/
Thinq672/
Tengh672/
Thống672/
Åthin672/
Thinx672/
Dtuin672/
Thimg672/
Gytin671/
Tencg671/
Tengt671/
Thihn671/
Tindt671/
Thắng671/
Tường671/
Thiện671/
Tesng671/
Théng671/
Tindå671/
Tinnn671/
Tintì671/
Tinnt671/
Th'in671/
Timne670/
Tisnn670/

Ting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ting in the Tibetan language
ཀྲིང་tring-
Ting in the Hindi language
टिंगtinga-
Ting in the Marathi language
टींगtinga-
Ting in the Russian language
Тингting-

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Ting Reference & Research

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