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 is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Waiting click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiting? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waiting is the 619,831st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Waiting live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 207,179th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 1,420 people.

The last name Waiting is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 253,408. In Iran Waiting is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 26 percent live, Tehran Province, where 19 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Waiting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waiting has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waiting surname rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waiting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Waiting 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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