Win Surname

661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Win Surname Definition:

(German) One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.

Win Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar797,0861:656
Thailand6,3271:11,165662
Singapore3,0771:1,790195
United States2,7411:132,23613,913
Israel1,9431:4,404648
Papua New Guinea1,8401:4,431251
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
Pakistan1,3851:128,9853,699
Vietnam1,2691:73,007625
Cambodia9901:15,6441,169
Malaysia9891:29,8222,579
Indonesia8371:158,00415,422
United Arab Emirates7291:12,5681,559
Australia7221:37,3904,891
India5381:1,425,77254,467
New Zealand4581:9,8871,719
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Qatar3931:6,000635
England3651:152,65214,538
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Taiwan2091:112,1761,063
China1941:7,048,049521
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Jamaica721:39,8602,581
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
France581:1,145,219121,886
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Ivory Coast461:501,54915,911
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Norway391:131,85317,004
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Denmark241:235,19618,480
South Korea231:2,227,837484
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Laos161:411,770354
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Macau41:150,408604
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

The alternate forms: Wïñ (1) & Wíń (1) are calculated separately.

Win (508,993) may also be a first name.

Win Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Win Last Name Facts

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

The surname Win (Oriya: ୱିନ) is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Wïñ or Wíń. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Win? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 661st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,820 people. Win occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Win reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Win is also the 1,987th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 508,993 people.

The surname Win is most common in Myanmar, where it is borne by 797,086 people, or 1 in 65. Aside from Myanmar it is found in 114 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.

Win Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Win has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Win last name grew 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 849 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 220 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Win Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Win last name is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Win are 4.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Win earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.85% less than the national average, earning 197,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning R 228,168 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.37% less than the national average, earning $40,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winn8656,022/
Wain8611,253/
Wine8610,917/
Wein866,785/
Wien864,064/
Wijn86723/
Woin86342/
Wuin8639/
Winh8616/
Whin8612/
Hwin866/
Wimn861/
Wihn860/
Wn80770/
Wïñ781/
Wíń781/
Waine757,502/
Winne752,375/
Wiehn75600/
Weine75267/
Wijne75216/
Wøien75210/
Windh75208/
Weijn75162/
Whinn75148/
Whine7538/
Whein7537/
Weihn7529/
Wuine7521/
Wincq7520/
Wingh7520/
Windå7514/
Woine7513/
Wionn759/
Winnd758/
Whain757/
Weinn756/
Win'e756/
Waain754/
Wuinn754/
Winnk754/
Hwain754/
Wingg753/
Hwein753/
Wintå753/
Hwinn753/
Waijn752/
Wainø752/
Wwihn751/
Wainn751/
Winnn751/
Winkc751/
Wijnk751/
Hwink751/
Hwijn751/
Wincc751/
Woinh751/
Hwine751/
Wen674,840,436/
Bin67234,507/
Vin6730,741/
Wyn67774/
Wim67584/
Uin67354/
Wijnne67128/
Weijne6728/
Wuintt6716/
Wnh6712/
Hwn6711/
Wwn6711/
Wnn6710/
Wainne678/
Wne678/
Wnq677/
Whinne677/
Wnt676/
Whn676/
Vwn675/
Wnd675/
Wahain675/
Wjn673/
Wintdt672/
Wouhin672/
Wén672/
Weihne671/
Hwaine671/
Woineh671/
Woinhe671/
Whaine671/
Wahein671/
Winová671/
Wnc671/
Winnng670/
Weinne670/

Win Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Win in the Oriya language
ୱିନwina33.33
ଉଇନ୍u'in33.33
ୱିନ୍win16.67
ଉଇନu'ina16.67

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