Turning Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Turning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Turning (79) may also be a first name.

Turning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turning is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turning? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Turning are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Turning is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 79 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Turning is most frequent in: Ohio, where 21 percent reside, Connecticut, where 16 percent reside and New Jersey, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Turning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Turning surname expanded 365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turning surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Turning earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning $29,095 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourning9310/
Thurning930/
Turnning930/
Turnin9273/
Torning86182/
Turnina86109/
Tirning8623/
Turnien860/
Turneng860/
Tournion801/
Tierning800/
Tornin77107/
Turnen7717/
Turnim777/
Turnyn774/
Thierning751/
Tournen711/
Thurnen711/
Tornen6214/
Tornín622/
Tournem5727/
Thornen571/
Turneem571/

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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 Turning
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