Windolf Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Windolf Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'wind wolf'.

Windolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3921:205,37123,433
Australia781:346,09929,260
Sweden481:205,14114,201
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Windolf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'wind wolf'.

- nicolewindolf

Windolf Last Name Facts

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

Windolf is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windolf is the 538,780th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Windolf are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 205,371. In Germany Windolf is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Germany Windolf is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Windolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Windolf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Windolf surname increased 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Windolf surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Windolf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windolff9321/
Windolpf932/
Wendolf8642/
Windolfová821/
Windolph80720/
Windholv801/
Bendolf713/
Windälv711/
Windeløv6719/
Wendolph671/
Bendolph53319/
Vindeløv5366/

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