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

Wijnker occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijnker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,198th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wijnker reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wijnker is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 32,351. In The Netherlands Wijnker is most frequent in: North Holland, where 82 percent live, South Holland, where 5 percent live and Limburg, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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