Waning Surname

441,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Philippines1101:920,34782,471
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Waning (712) may also be a first name.

Waning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waning is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waning is the 441,383rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,403,285 people. The last name Waning occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Waning live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 309,497th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 712 people.

Waning is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 118,092. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Overijssel, where 25 percent are found, South Holland, where 24 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Waning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waning surname expanded 272 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waning last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Waning earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $38,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $45,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanning92711/
Waaning9265/
Wanieng9242/
Waining9240/
Wagning9217/
Weaning9210/
Wauning921/
Wahning921/
Hwaning921/
Waehning8619/
Wangning8615/
Wahaning868/
Vwamning861/
Wainning860/
Wening832,064/
Baning831,880/
Woning83323/
Waneng83268/
Wanink83205/
Vaning8325/
Waningová801/
Banning777,296/
Weening771,564/
Wooning77375/
Weining77266/
Baining77261/
Wehning77203/
Wähning77196/
Waenink77139/
Wöhning77101/
Wannink7761/
Wonning7759/
Vanning7751/
Wohning7735/
Bauning7720/
Vagning7715/
Vaningh7713/
Beaning777/
Bayning777/
Bahning775/
Wanengk774/
Baaning772/
Wanaeng771/
Waanink771/
Wogning771/
Wotning771/
Huaning771/
Wuining770/
Vaining770/
Woening770/
Whening770/
Woonings7170/
Woonning713/
Woehning712/
Baunning712/
Whanyong712/
Weinning711/
Wwanyong711/
Huanning711/
Woumning711/
Vannings710/
Boning67741/
Vening67353/
Wonink67290/
Baneng67235/
Wenink67183/
Weneng6780/
Banink673/
Voning672/
Huangning672/
Banäng671/
Woneng671/
Wanimk671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waning
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