de Windt Surname

122,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Curaçao
Highest density in:
Curaçao

de Windt Surname User-submission:

De Windt is a Dutch surname, which means 'the wind'.

de Windt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Curaçao1,9971:7924
Belgium5661:20,3123,140
Dominican Republic4781:21,8261,422
Netherlands3921:43,0807,311
Canada701:526,36644,416
Aruba551:1,881275
United States481:7,551,228341,161
United States Virgin Islands271:4,088658
Saint Martin161:2,19753
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
England41:13,929,515290,718
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

de Windt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Windt is a Dutch surname, which means 'the wind'.

- cid1837

de Windt Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Windt is found most in Curaçao. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of de Windt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Windt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,579th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,954,290 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of de Windt live; 69 percent live in Caribbean and 55 percent live in Batavo-Caribbean.

de Windt is most common in Curaçao, where it is held by 1,997 people, or 1 in 79. Besides Curaçao this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent are found.

de Windt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Windt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the de Windt surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Windt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Windt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.01% more than the national average, earning R 330,336 per year and in Canada they earn 25% more than the national average, earning $62,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
der Windt941/
de Wind93894/
de Wint93132/
de Wendt8867/
de Wyndt8856/
de Vindt889/
de Winth881/
de Win861,061/
de Wuendt824/
der Vindt821/
de Wijn80469/
de Wend806/
de Wuin802/
de Went802/
de Winn802/
De-Wind801/
de Winne752,096/
de Vendt75106/
der Wing753/
De-Wyndt752/
de Wemdt751/
de Winck751/
De-Wendt751/
de Vin71267/
de Bin71142/
de Wyn7129/
de Wen711/
De-Win711/
de Wim711/
de Vink67871/
de Vent67761/
de Waen6743/
de Bent6730/
de Vion6723/
de Huin6720/
de Ween671/
de Vien671/
de Bend671/
de Vina671/
de Wenc671/

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