Windso Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Portugal

Windso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Windso (31) may also be a first name.

Windso Last Name Facts

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

Windso is most common in China. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Windso reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Windso is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 31 people.

Windso is most widespread in China, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Beside China this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Windso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Windso surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windsio921/
Windsot920/
Windzio7723/
Winco7326/
Winzo7313/
Wncso731/
Windshah7112/
Winczo6790/
Wentso6748/
Wincho6744/
Bindsa673/
Bintso673/
Wendsa672/
Vintso671/
Vindzo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Windso
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