Windels Surname

148,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Windels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,7691:6,499827
Germany3691:218,17224,578
United States3641:995,76673,638
France3461:191,97329,874
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Windels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windels is most common in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Windels.

How Common Is The Last Name Windels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windels is the 148,430th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,446,306 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Windels are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,769 people, or 1 in 6,499. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Windels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Windels surname increased 1,655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Windels last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Windels earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.02% more than the national average, earning $52,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $41,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiendels93352/
Windells936/
Windelås934/
Wijndels931/
Bindels861,636/
Wendels86559/
Wyndels8649/
Vindels8632/
Windles8615/
Wintdls861/
Windless80219/
Wendells8010/
Whindless751/
Bendels71140/
Vendels717/
Wendyls711/
Wendles711/
Bindles711/
Bindless6740/
Vendelsø672/
Vendelsøe632/
Weandless630/
Bendls620/
Vendelsova591/
Bendles57344/
Bendless53152/

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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
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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 Windels
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