Winckels Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Winckels Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Winkels; a personal name.

Winckels 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
Belgium581:198,21826,032
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Winckels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Winkels; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Winckels Last Name Facts

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

Winckels occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winckels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Winckels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Winckels live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 198,218. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 64 percent live and Walloon Region, where 36 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium Winckels exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winkels935,271/
Winckles88128/
Winkelst881/
Winckless8252/
Winkelsch821/
Winchells820/
Winkles801,956/
Vinkels8018/
Wenkels801/
Wincles801/
Winkless75263/
Whinkless719/
Vincelles712/
Winkeltje711/
Vincles6734/
Vencels672/
Venkels671/
Vnchels671/
Wnnkles671/
Vencells637/
Vinkless630/
Vencelles597/
Bencles530/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winckels
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