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 has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Windess.

How Common Is The Last Name Windess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windess is the 2,255,512th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Windess reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Windess is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 33 percent live, Dorset, where 15 percent live and Berkshire, where 10 percent live. Not including England Windess occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Windess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windess has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Windess surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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
  • 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 Windess
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