Windelev Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Windelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Windelev 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
Denmark231:245,42219,084
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Windelev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windelev is found most in Denmark. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windelev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Windelev live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Windelev is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 245,422. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent live, Region Zealand, where 22 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Ireland, where 4 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
Windeloev941/
Vindelev88116/
Windelov883/
Windeleff8268/
Vendelev7566/
Bendelev7513/
Vindelov7512/
Wendelöv7512/
Bindelöv754/
Vindelöv753/
Byndelev751/
Wendelov751/
Vendeleva7126/
Wendelova711/
Wendelhavf672/
Vendelov635/
Wendalew631/
Vendelova5910/
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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 Windelev
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