Windish Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Windish Surname Definition:

From the German, Windisch; a personal name.

Windish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8001:453,07438,768
Israel171:503,39037,521
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Windish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Windisch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Windish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windish is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windish? popularity and diffusion

Windish is the 411,457th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Windish live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 453,074. In The United States Windish is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 2 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Windish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Windish last name grew 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windish last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Windish earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $44,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $40,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windisch9312,098/
Windis9236/
Wndish921/
Wiendisch880/
Weindisch880/
Vindish8630/
Windich8629/
Windisz8618/
Bindish864/
Wimdish863/
Windysh861/
Windeis861/
Windesh860/
Wendish860/
Windiss860/
Windist860/
Wndis831/
Wendisch80803/
Wündisch80145/
Windhuis8045/
Vindisch8019/
Vindishe802/
Bindhish801/
Windesch800/
Windischová78125/
Windischova782/
Windes77610/
Windys77253/
Vindis7793/
Bindis7752/
Wendis7721/
Windix772/
Windeggis753/
Wuendisch752/
Windhoist750/
Wuindischová741/
Vindich7193/
Windysz7184/
Bendish7180/
Windess7171/
Windges7164/
Bindesh7117/
Windyos7113/
Vindesh7111/
Wendich716/
Vindysh713/
Windeij712/
Wendise711/
Windice711/
Wendeis710/
Bendisch67431/
Windheij671/
Vindischová671/
Vindiche671/

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