Windell Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Windell Surname Definition:

A township in Lancashire.

Windell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9401:385,59533,973
South Africa5411:100,14412,143
England1631:341,82924,929
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland61:916,11741,832
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Windell (4,267) may also be a first name.

Windell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Windell Last Name Facts

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

Windell is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windell is the 230,318th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,147,721 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Windell are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 106,030th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 4,267 people.

The surname Windell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 940 people, or 1 in 385,595. In The United States Windell is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Windell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Windell surname rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windell surname are 0.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Windell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.56% more than the national average, earning R 338,784 per year; in United States they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $46,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $46,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weindell937/
Wiendell931/
Whindell930/
Windel92972/
Wendell866,477/
Weindel861,616/
Vindell86787/
Bindell86128/
Waindel8630/
Wändell8621/
Wiendel867/
Windill864/
Wyndell863/
Windael861/
Windoel861/
Windl83450/
Wndel831/
Weinedel804/
Weendell801/
Wenduell801/
Wendeell801/
Wynndell801/
Windllph801/
Wuendell801/
Wendel7724,407/
Vindel775,171/
Weindl773,373/
Bindel771,649/
Wiendl77903/
Wändel7740/
Windil772/
Wyndel771/
Wændel771/
Waindl771/
Wendll770/
Whenndell751/
D'Wendell751/
Wndl732/
Bendell711,261/
Vendell7140/
Wendehl7110/
Wenndel713/
Wendill712/
Weendel711/
Hwendel710/
Wendl673,681/
Bindl671,261/
Vindl6742/
Wędel671/
Wendeldt670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Windell
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