Writing Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Namibia

Writing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Writing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Writing (22) may also be a first name.

Writing Last Name Facts

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

Writing is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Writing? popularity and diffusion

The last name Writing is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Writing is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Writing live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.

Writing is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 52 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 48 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Namibia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Writting930/
Briting8627/
Wreting865/
Britting80874/
Breiting80336/
Wresting801/
Wretting800/
Brittingh751/
Breitting750/
Breting7198/
Britink7110/
Wretäng712/
Bréting711/
Wruteng711/
Breitng711/
Brütting671,438/
Bretting67600/
Brytting6711/
Breiteng671/
Breeting670/

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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 Writing
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis