Windolph Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Windolph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windolph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6311:127,58415,560
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Windolph Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windolph is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windolph? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windolph is the 467,272nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Windolph live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 127,584. In Germany it is most common in: Thuringia, where 29 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Peru, where 0 percent are found.

Windolph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windolph has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windolph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Windolph are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.17% being registered with the political party.

Windolph earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windolpf882/
Wendolph881/
Windolf80597/
Bendolph75319/
Windolff7521/
Windholv751/
Wendolf6742/
Windolfová671/
Windälv671/
Windeløv6319/
Bendalph631/
Bendolf533/
Vindeløv5066/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Windolph
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