Windess Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Windess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Windess Last Name Facts

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

Windess is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Windess reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 33 percent are found, Dorset, where 15 percent are found and Berkshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Windess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Windess has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Windess surname rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windess Last Name Statistics demography

Windess earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 170.86% more than the national average, earning $116,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windes92610/
Windges8664/
Windeis861/
Windiss860/
Windesh860/
Winde83899/
Windesch800/
Windey771,319/
Windys77253/
Wendes77174/
Bindes77114/
Windea7742/
Windie7739/
Windis7736/
Vindes7717/
Hwinde7712/
Windei778/
Windee775/
Windez772/
Windje772/
Windex771/
Wiende771/
Windeu771/
Wyndes770/
Windeggis753/
Wnde732/
Windish71848/
Windysz7184/
Windhey7146/
Windisz7118/
Bindesh7117/
Windyos7113/
Vindesh7111/
Windeit718/
Vindets716/
Windeij712/
Vindges711/
Wendges711/
Windice711/
Windeat711/
Windysh711/
Windhie711/
Windeey711/
Viendes711/
Windist710/
Wendeis710/
Wende6714,273/
Windisch6712,098/
Binde677,159/
Winda675,494/
Windi672,597/
Vinde67954/
Windy67824/
Windeatt67338/
Wynde6761/
Windhuis6745/
Wndet671/
Wndis671/
Wyndetts671/
Windeath671/
Wndey671/
Windheij671/

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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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  • 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 Windess
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