Wijnaldum Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wijnaldum Surname User-submission:

Wijnaldum is a Dutch surname most commonly found in the Netherlands, with a small presence in other countries. The name is likely toponymic, originating from a place called Wijnaldum in Friesland, a province in northern Netherlands. Such surnames traditionally indicate a person or family's connection to a specific village or region.

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Wijnaldum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname1601:3,454642
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Wijnaldum Surname Meaning

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Wijnaldum is a Dutch surname most commonly found in the Netherlands, with a small presence in other countries. The name is likely toponymic, originating from a place called Wijnaldum in Friesland, a province in northern Netherlands. Such surnames traditionally indicate a person or family's connection to a specific village or region. The surname is relatively uncommon outside its country of origin but carries historical and geographical significance tied to Dutch heritage.

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Wijnaldum Demographics

Average Wijnaldum Salary in
United States

$44,344 USD

Per year
Rank:
602,296 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.07979E-6
Rank: 938,649 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
102.77%
Sample size: 4 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wijnaldum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijnaldum occurs more in Suriname more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijnaldum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wijnaldum live; 71 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This surname is most frequent in Suriname, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 3,454. Without taking into account Suriname this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and Antigua and Barbuda, where 3 percent are found.

Wijnaldum Last Name Statistics demography

Wijnaldum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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