Last name Nings (Nicolaus 
, Νικόλαος 
, หนิง 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Nings is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Paraguay. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Tanzania, Germany, and Indonesia. Likewise, Nings is the forename as well as the last name.