Wijnruit Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wijnruit Surname User-submission:
My father was born in Parmaribo, Suriname. The story I was told about the different between the spelling of the name, his country (Wijnruit) and American spelling (Wynruit), because the Dutch doesn't have a (y) alphabet.
As a amateur genealogist, I'm still seeking information on the origin of my surname.
Read More About This SurnameWijnruit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
Wijnruit Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My father was born in Parmaribo, Suriname. The story I was told about the different between the spelling of the name, his country (Wijnruit) and American spelling (Wynruit), because the Dutch doesn't have a (y) alphabet.
As a amateur genealogist, I'm still seeking information on the origin of my surname.
List below is an excerpt from Wikepedia of the demographic of the Paramaribo Suriname.
"Paramaribo has a population of 240,924 people (2012 census). The city is famed for its diverse ethnic makeup, including Creoles (African descent) 27%, Hindustanis (East Indian descent) 23%, Multiracials 18%, Maroons (descendants of escaped African slaves) 16%, Javanese (Indonesian descent) 10%, Indigenous (descendants of native population) 2%, Chinese (descendants of 19th-century contract workers) 1.5%, and smaller numbers of Europeans (primarily of Dutch and Portuguese descent), Lebanese and Jews. In the past decades significant amounts of Brazilians, Guyanese and new Chinese immigrants have settled in Paramaribo." - Wikipedia
- jilburchWijnruit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijnruit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijnruit is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijnruit? popularity and diffusion
Wijnruit is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wijnruit live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,535,198. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Flevoland, where 73 percent live, Gelderland, where 9 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Suriname, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winrit | 86 | 35 | / |
| Weinrit | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wynruit | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wajnrit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Winriht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainrit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Winri | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wuinriht | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weinritt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wainrite | 75 | 0 | / |
| Winrot | 71 | 60 | / |
| Winrou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wenrui | 71 | 11 | / |
| Binrui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weinrauth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Winris | 71 | 2 | / |
| Winrup | 71 | 0 | / |
| Winrie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weinreith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Winroth | 67 | 605 | / |
| Weinrot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wajnrot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Winrott | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wajnryt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weinryt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wnri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vainrut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winreus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihnricht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenrait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winreji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winrush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinreicht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenrith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winroot | 67 | 0 | / |
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