Windhövel Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Windhövel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windhövel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3171:253,96027,423
Switzerland111:746,62949,719

The alternate forms: Windhovel (15) are calculated separately.

Windhövel Last Name Facts

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

Windhövel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Windhovel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windhövel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 839,220th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. Windhövel is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Windhövel reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Windhövel is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 253,960. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Bavaria, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany Windhövel is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

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