Windmueller Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Windmueller Surname Definition:

(German) One who owned, or dwelt by, a windmill.

Windmueller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Windmueller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who owned, or dwelt by, a windmill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Windmueller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windmueller is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windmueller? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Windmueller occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Windmueller are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 15 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Windmueller exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Windmueller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windmueller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Windmueller surname grew 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windmueller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windmueller surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Windmueller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1181.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 248,400 per year and in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,234 USD per year.

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