Wing Surname
Approximately 35,075 people bear this surname
Wing Surname Definition:
(English) 1 belonging to Wing (Ruth; Bucks), 13th cent. Wenge = the Plain or Field [Old English wæng, wang (cp. the allied Old English ge)wenge, the cheek] In the Domesday Witehunge (Bucks) -unge represents Wing, the -h- is unorig., and Wite- is doubtless for Old English hwít, ‘white.
Read More About This SurnameWing Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,886 | 1:20,265 | 2,559 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| England | 4,068 | 1:13,697 | 2,026 |
| Canada | 1,448 | 1:25,446 | 3,424 |
| Australia | 1,297 | 1:20,814 | 2,888 |
| Hong Kong | 998 | 1:7,350 | 275 |
| Malaysia | 570 | 1:51,744 | 4,026 |
| New Zealand | 345 | 1:13,126 | 2,286 |
| South Africa | 302 | 1:179,396 | 19,719 |
| China | 284 | 1:4,814,513 | 449 |
| Panama | 202 | 1:19,368 | 1,320 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Brazil | 151 | 1:1,417,711 | 47,804 |
| Philippines | 140 | 1:723,130 | 72,541 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| Wales | 113 | 1:27,385 | 2,827 |
| Mexico | 106 | 1:1,171,002 | 14,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Brunei | 97 | 1:4,317 | 694 |
| Sweden | 91 | 1:108,206 | 7,807 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Costa Rica | 54 | 1:88,520 | 1,588 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Peru | 39 | 1:814,978 | 17,459 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Cambodia | 27 | 1:573,598 | 4,425 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ecuador | 23 | 1:691,559 | 12,337 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Macau | 11 | 1:54,694 | 379 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,880 | 1:12,966 | 1,960 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,213 | 1:9,633 | 1,227 |
Wing (613,214) may also be a first name.
Wing Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 belonging to Wing (Ruth; Bucks), 13th cent. Wenge = the Plain or Field [Old English wæng, wang (cp. the allied Old English ge)wenge, the cheek] In the Domesday Witehunge (Bucks) -unge represents Wing, the -h- is unorig., and Wite- is doubtless for Old English hwít, ‘white.’ (occasionally) 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Winga (Domesday Winge), a pet form of Winegár: v. Winger.
(Chinese, English) Warm; one who came from Wing (Weohthun’s people, or field), the name of places in Buckinghamshire and Rutland; descendant of Winge (protector).
Parishes in the shires of Buckingham and Rutland.
Local. A village in the county of Buckingham, England.
From WING or Winge, a parish co. Bucks; or Wing, a parish co. Rutland.
Wing Demographics
Wing Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Wing Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wing Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wing (Hindi: विंग) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wing click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wing? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,897th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 207,770 people. Wing is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wing live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wing is also the 1,614th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 613,214 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 17,886 people, or 1 in 20,265. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wing is found in 111 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 16 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Wing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wing surname grew 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 869 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 567 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wing Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wing surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Wing last name are 5.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wing earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning 335,106 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.03% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,176 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning R 248,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 62.47% less than the national average, earning $8,520,540 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,931 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woing | 89 | 1,083 | / |
| Waing | 89 | 659 | / |
| Whing | 89 | 123 | / |
| Weing | 89 | 106 | / |
| Wieng | 89 | 41 | / |
| Wingh | 89 | 20 | / |
| Hwing | 89 | 12 | / |
| Wingt | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wuing | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wingg | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wingz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wng | 86 | 64 | / |
| Wingke | 80 | 58 | / |
| Wingås | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wiongq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwings | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woingh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weineg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winngs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wingtt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winnng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weng | 75 | 1,163,828 | / |
| Bing | 75 | 16,247 | / |
| Wink | 75 | 9,501 | / |
| Ving | 75 | 349 | / |
| Wång | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wyng | 75 | 24 | / |
| Uing | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wäng | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wimg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wngk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wnkg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wngs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wngp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wingsch | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weinegg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wingová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winck | 67 | 2,935 | / |
| Vieng | 67 | 1,926 | / |
| Winke | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Wienk | 67 | 919 | / |
| Waeng | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wienc | 67 | 94 | / |
| Uings | 67 | 82 | / |
| Wengh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Weink | 67 | 55 | / |
| Weang | 67 | 42 | / |
| Viong | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wengg | 67 | 30 | / |
| Binng | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hweng | 67 | 29 | / |
| Waink | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weeng | 67 | 26 | / |
| Huing | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wenng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Weung | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wincq | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wueng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wheng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whink | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bingh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wainc | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vingå | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wångå | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vingh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bingc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Winnk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wengk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bingë | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vings | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vuing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vingø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wengt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bingq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wincc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vingt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winnx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uinng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wincs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bingg | 67 | 0 | / |
Wing Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wing in the Hindi language | ||
| विंग | vinga | - |
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