Windass Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Windass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Windass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windass occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Windass? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windass is the 1,032,007th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Windass is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Windass are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

Windass is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England Windass is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 48 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Windass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windass has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windgass933/
Windas92136/
Bindass8665/
Windaus8626/
Windase862/
Wndas838/
Windhaus80363/
Vindas7710,886/
Bindas771,774/
Windos7744/
Wendas771/
Windhause752/
Bindaas7156/
Windgaß7139/
Windous7136/
Vinddas714/
Vindash712/
Huindas711/
Windeis711/
Bendass711/
Windosh711/
Wendoss710/
Wuendas710/
Wendhaus6716/
Bndas673/
Weesndas671/
Windhost671/
Windosch671/
Windhous671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Windass
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