Windisch Surname

43,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Windisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3511:15,0451,973
Austria3,8621:2,205183
United States1,6961:213,71420,846
Hungary3851:25,4972,829
Switzerland2131:38,5585,530
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Namibia461:52,3786,268
Canada401:921,14070,350
Israel381:225,20121,188
England331:1,688,42669,999
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Windisch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windisch is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Windisch.

How Common Is The Last Name Windisch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,029th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 602,376 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Windisch reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,351 people, or 1 in 15,045. In Germany Windisch is most frequent in: Saxony, where 26 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Windisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windisch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Windisch surname expanded 2,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Windisch surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Windisch earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning 363,276 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning R 258,480 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.09% more than the national average, earning $66,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiendisch940/
Windish93848/
Windich9329/
Wendisch88803/
Wündisch88145/
Vindisch8819/
Windesch880/
Windis8636/
Wndish861/
Windischová84125/
Windischova842/
Wuendisch822/
Vindich8093/
Vindish8030/
Windisz8018/
Wendich806/
Bindish804/
Wimdish803/
Wuindischová801/
Windysh801/
Windeis801/
Windice801/
Windist800/
Windesh800/
Wendish800/
Windiss800/
Wndis771/
Bendisch75431/
Windhuis7545/
Vindishe752/
Vindiche751/
Bindhish751/
Vindischová741/
Windes71610/
Windys71253/
Vindis7193/
Bindis7152/
Wendis7121/
Vindic715/
Windeggis713/
Windix712/
Windhoist710/
Vindice67119/
Windysz6784/
Bendish6780/
Windess6771/
Windges6764/
Bindesh6717/
Windyos6713/
Vindesh6711/
Vindysh673/
Windeij672/
Windycz671/
Wendise671/
Vendich671/
Vindych671/
Uindice671/
Wendeis670/

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Footnotes

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