Winding Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Winding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5661:9,973933
United States5131:706,54855,809
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Austria491:173,78422,520
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
England171:3,277,533109,658
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Winding (68) may also be a first name.

Winding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winding is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winding? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,131st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Winding are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Scandinavia. Winding is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 9,973. In Denmark Winding is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 49 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent reside. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Italy, where 8 percent reside.

Winding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winding surname increased 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winding surname are 24.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.62% registered with the party.

Winding earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $37,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windings9326/
Winduing933/
Wnding921/
Windng920/
Binding861,748/
Vinding861,080/
Wending8654/
Windäng863/
Bintding801/
Bending711,058/
Bønding71110/
Wendeng719/
Bindeng716/
Bünding716/
Vending712/
Bndng671/
Bendng620/
Bendeng5712/

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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 Winding
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