Windig Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Windig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Windig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windig is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windig is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Windig occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Windig live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Windig is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 213,762. In The Netherlands Windig is most common in: North Holland, where 68 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and Friesland, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Windig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Windig surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bindig83876/
Wendig83166/
Windik839/
Windix832/
Vindigh7754/
Windiks7712/
Windijk777/
Windegg771/
Vindigs771/
Windick771/
Wndik7311/
Weindick710/
Bendig674,383/
Wendik6769/
Vendig6755/
Wiendieck6748/
Bündig6722/
Windyk6720/
Bindeg6715/
Vindix6712/
Vindic675/
Vindeg675/
Windek673/
Vindik672/
Windex671/
Bindic671/

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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 Windig
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