Windaus Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Windaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Windaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windaus is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Windaus are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Windaus is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 53 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 32 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 23 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windhaus93363/
Windus921,034/
Windas92136/
Windhause882/
Winduss86256/
Windass86244/
Windous8636/
Whindus8623/
Windhus8615/
Windush8613/
Windase862/
Wndas838/
Windhuis8045/
Wendhaus8016/
Windusch8011/
Windgass803/
Windhues801/
Windhous801/
Vindas7710,886/
Bindas771,774/
Bindus77200/
Windos7744/
Wendus7725/
Vindus7713/
Wendas771/
Windhouse752/
Bindeus71183/
Bindass7165/
Bindaas7156/
Windgaß7139/
Vinddas714/
Wimdush713/
Wendous712/
Vindash712/
Windoes712/
Huindas711/
Windosh711/
Vindues711/
Bindous711/
Windeis711/
Windhüs711/
Vendaus711/
Wuendas710/
Bndas673/
Weesndas671/
Vendhaus671/
Windowes671/
Windosch671/

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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 Windaus
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