Waiting Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Waiting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3031:253,40819,033
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waiting (1,420) may also be a first name.

Waiting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waiting occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiting? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 619,831st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Waiting reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Waiting is also the 207,179th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,420 people.

The last name Waiting is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 253,408. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 26 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Iran it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Waiting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waiting has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Waiting last name expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waiting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Waiting earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.54% less than the national average, earning R 24,852 per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waithing934/
Waitting932/
Wating92500/
Witing9264/
Waitng921/
Whiting8642,863/
Witting864,181/
Wieting862,062/
Baiting86637/
Weiting8667/
Wijting8658/
Watting8627/
Wituing8612/
Weating8611/
Wathing861/
Waiteng861/
Vaiting861/
Withing861/
Whating861/
Wayting860/
Whitting801,177/
Wietting80123/
Wheating8093/
Wissting8047/
Weitting8034/
Wittuing8016/
Whithing801/
Washting801/
Wattuing801/
Whihting801/
Weitiong801/
Whatting800/
Wheiting800/
Wastings800/
Whieting800/
Bating77968/
Biting77690/
Wateng7782/
Uiting7766/
Watink7760/
Weting7727/
Whitng779/
Viting778/
Wyting774/
Baitng772/
Wittng771/
Witeng771/
Vating771/
Whittingt7518/
Wajatieng7510/
Whittingh751/
Weistting750/
Bitting712,370/
Buiting711,122/
Beating71955/
Huiting71887/
Batting71569/
Beiting71357/
Vitting71302/
Badting71229/
Wetting71216/
Vieting71206/
Bayting71131/
Wittink71125/
Bauting71108/
Baating7185/
Weeting7181/
Boiting7153/
Weiteng7142/
Vathing7121/
Wething7115/
Visting7115/
Wetuing7110/
Vatting7110/
Huating715/
Uitting714/
Wadteng714/
Whyting713/
Whiteng713/
Woeting713/
Weyting713/
Vitiong713/
Uayting712/
Vasting711/
Whittng711/
Whitimg711/
Wouting711/
Baiteng711/
Watyong711/
Watoeng711/
Wheting710/
Whittingth710/
Wehting710/
Guhiting67535/
Bayating67247/
Baudting6788/
Weytingh6752/
Vuisting6737/
Baweting6717/
Buijting6711/
Wheeting677/
Batng672/
Whitteng671/
Wastinke671/
Weusting671/
Wijtinck671/
Wittinck671/
Bitng671/
Bajeting671/
Huationg671/
Wachteng671/
Hwatyong671/
Vattings670/
Westting670/
Beitting670/
Whything670/
Bautting670/
Veitting670/
Weething670/
Whetting670/

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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 Waiting
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