Wijnker Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wijnker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijnker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5221:32,3515,386
Israel131:658,28045,106
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wijnker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wijnker has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijnker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,198th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wijnker are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wijnker is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 32,351. In The Netherlands Wijnker is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 82 percent are found, South Holland, where 5 percent are found and Limburg, where 5 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winker921,904/
Wienker86393/
Winkert86258/
Wincker8695/
Winkier8615/
Winkher863/
Winnker863/
Weinker861/
Winkcer861/
Winkeir860/
Winke831,006/
Winckert8093/
Winckier802/
Winkcher801/
Woejnker801/
Winckcer801/
Wingkerd801/
Winkertt801/
Weineker800/
Wienke774,265/
Wenker772,227/
Winkes77451/
Winkey77413/
Winkie77237/
Wingke7758/
Wynker7758/
Vinker7727/
Wincke7719/
Wünker7718/
Winkeh773/
Winqer771/
Winkee770/
Weinecker7526/
Vijnckier756/
Whitenker750/
Wnke733/
Wiencke711,258/
Huinker71483/
Wencker71454/
Wenkert71197/
Wajongkere71162/
Wincher71160/
Winkett71113/
Vijncke7168/
Woenker7167/
Vinkert7161/
Vincker7145/
Wingkee7141/
Wenkere7130/
Vainker7129/
Wenåker7122/
Winckes7122/
Wuenker7117/
Winkhir719/
Winkhet714/
Boinker713/
Wajncer713/
Wingkei712/
Winkeis712/
Wojongkere712/
Winkiey711/
Wiennke711/
Wenkker711/
Vinkier711/
Hwinket711/
Winccer711/
Wicncke711/
Wehnker711/
Wigenke710/
Wynkerp710/
Buinker710/
Waunker710/
Bainker710/
Wenke674,482/
Vinke674,310/
Vinckier67880/
Winka67462/
Winki67171/
Wänke67141/
Woehnker67112/
Winky6747/
Uinke6714/
Bingåker679/
Wängåker678/
Byzinker678/
Wenckert674/
Wynke671/
Weischenker671/
Bnker670/
Wincherr670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wijnker
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