Windecker Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Windecker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5641:142,74017,240
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Canada521:708,56956,910
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Windecker Last Name Facts

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

Windecker occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windecker? popularity and diffusion

Windecker is the 346,661st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Windecker are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 142,740. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 54 percent live, Hesse, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Hungary, where 5 percent live.

Windecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windecker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windecker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Windecker are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Windecker earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning $36,482 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Windecker
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