Windau Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Windau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3471:232,00425,728
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Windau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Windau is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 481,056th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Windau reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Windau is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 232,004. In Germany Windau is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Windau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Windau surname increased 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windau last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.26% registered to vote for the party.

Windau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning $38,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windayu92256/
Windaux920/
Winda915,494/
Windu911,148/
Windhayu8619/
Waindu83383/
Windah83350/
Windha83193/
Wainda83130/
Wienda8343/
Windhu8343/
Windea8342/
Hwinda8327/
Bindau8313/
Weinda8311/
Winduy8310/
Winday835/
Windou834/
Wionda833/
Wuinda833/
Windud833/
Whindu832/
Whinda832/
Vindau831/
Windai831/
Weindu831/
Windat831/
Windeu831/
Wnda8047/
Wndu803/
Winduss77256/
Windatt77137/
Windiya7741/
Woindai7740/
Windhus7715/
Windush7713/
Waindou779/
Waindai774/
Windeat771/
Windday771/
Wainday771/
Waindha771/
Woindou771/
Binda7375,139/
Wenda7371,714/
Vinda7341,431/
Bindu7314,459/
Wendu736,713/
Vindu73955/
Wynda7358/
Wnnda735/
Wjnda733/
Uinda731/
Wnday731/
Windeatt71338/
Windhuis7145/
Windiyah7143/
Windayah7133/
Windhoud7121/
Wendhaus7116/
Windusch7111/
Windeath711/
Windhous711/
Windéhou711/
Woindaye711/
Vindas6710,886/
Windey671,319/
Bindhu671,099/
Bindai671,000/
Bindea67953/
Huinda67773/
Bindou67469/
Wendah67431/
Wendeu67171/
Vinnda6794/
Hwenda6775/
Bindha6773/
Vindou6773/
Binday6769/
Binnda6757/
Bendau6756/
Windoe6752/
Uhindu6730/
Vienda6729/
Whenda6724/
Wendha6723/
Wendai6717/
Vinduš6716/
Vyndau6714/
Vindus6713/
Wendaa6712/
Wendou6712/
Bindağ6712/
Vindah6711/
Wennda6710/
Weanda6710/
Vindea6710/
Vindha6710/
Vinday6710/
Wwenda678/
Windei678/
Weunda678/
Wendda676/
Waenda676/
Wenday675/
Vindhu673/
Vinduu673/
Vwenda673/
Wynnda673/
Weenda673/
Vionda673/
Vinndu672/
Wemnda672/
Binndu672/
Wendea672/
Vindai672/
Bindda671/
Vindat671/
Binddu671/
Binduj671/
Vindad671/
Windoo671/
Vindut671/
Uinday671/
Wuenda671/
Woenda671/
Binduy671/
Huindu671/
Wayndu671/
Whndai671/
Wyndah671/
Wendga670/

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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 Windau
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