Xing Surname

250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,135,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Xing Surname User-submission:

The surname Xing comes from the Chinese word 星 (xīng), meaning 'star'. Variants of the surname include Xingyu or Xinghui.

Xing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China2,119,4371:64599
Taiwan3,9831:5,886134
Thailand3,1361:22,5251,996
Singapore2,5681:2,145216
United States1,8701:193,82819,147
Hong Kong1,5601:4,702231
Canada7551:48,8025,922
Australia3901:69,2208,220
Malaysia3151:93,6326,495
Macau2341:2,571249
Suriname1851:2,987486
France1661:400,13758,863
England1411:395,16427,358
Spain1311:356,88620,305
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Japan1071:1,194,80621,891
Germany851:947,12366,306
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Guam211:7,6251,143
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway151:342,81932,589
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
India51:153,413,076951,030
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Xing (1,627,486) may also be a first name.

Xing Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Xing comes from the Chinese word 星 (xīng), meaning 'star'. Variants of the surname include Xingyu or Xinghui.

- syedhumaid109

Xing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xing occurs more in China more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Xing.

How Common Is The Last Name Xing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,412 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Xing are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Xing is also the 434th most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,627,486 people.

The last name Xing is most common in China, where it is borne by 2,119,437 people, or 1 in 645. Apart from China this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Xing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Xing are 6.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Xing earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $53,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Xiong894,248,090/
Xieng8924/
Xingq891/
Xuing891/
Xingx891/
Xin861,088,015/
Xng865/
Xingke807/
Quxing801/
Sing75662,440/
Zing754,184/
Cing751,592/
Xien7528/
Xion7525/
Xina7518/
Xeng7513/
Xinn755/
Xnqg754/
Xjin753/
Xink752/
Xint752/
Xngc752/
Xcin751/
Xzin751/
Qxin751/
ßing751/
Xinq751/
Xhng751/
Xngg751/
Kxin751/
Cxin751/
Ximn751/
Ximg751/
Xijn751/
Xihn751/
Xnkg751/
Xngt751/
Xgin751/
Xiongqu733/
Singh6735,720,844/
Ching6763,907/
Shing6719,982/
Zingg675,564/
Suing673,404/
Sieng671,386/
Hsing67879/
Singg67638/
Sings67337/
Ksing67337/
Singk6788/
Sinng6779/
Gxina6779/
Szing6776/
Sihng6742/
Sjing6738/
Singt6728/
Åsing6724/
Zingh6723/
Xyong6723/
Singq6711/
Cingh6710/
Simng6710/
Sging6710/
Xinke6710/
Singz677/
Singx677/
Zinng676/
Ssing674/
Singp674/
Gsing672/
Hcing672/
Quxin672/
Sisng671/
Zsing671/
Zxeng671/
Ghxng671/
Xseng671/
Scing671/
Xsien671/
Gzing671/
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