Window Surname
Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname
Window Surname Definition:
Windo, an old German personal name.
Window Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,229 | 1:13,929 | 2,189 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| Zimbabwe | 118 | 1:130,833 | 17,313 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 178 | 1:136,940 | 12,480 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Window (216) may also be a first name.
Window Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Windo, an old German personal name.
Ferguson gives an Old German Windo, which Förstemann refers to the name of the people, the Wends. These names may however be from locality, perhaps from some such name as Windhaugh or Windhow. There is a place in Ruesia called Windau or Vindau.
Window Demographics
Average Window Salary in
England
£25,974
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Window Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Window Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Window is found most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Window? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 233,514th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. The surname Window occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Window are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Window is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 216 people.
The surname Window is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,229 people, or 1 in 13,929. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Window Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Window has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Window last name rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Window Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Window earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.12% more than the national average, earning $59,180 CAD per year.
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Window Reference & Research
Winder FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Winder FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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