Last name 钱宁 (Channing 
, 钱宁 ) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen 钱宁 is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. More frequently, 钱宁 is the forename as well as the last name.