Windson Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ireland

Windson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Windson (1,706) may also be a first name.

Windson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windson has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Windson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windson is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Windson live; 35 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 185,987th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,706 people.

Windson is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Windson is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 27 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 20 percent live. Apart from Brazil Windson occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Windson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Windson surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Windson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Windson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.48% less than the national average, earning $30,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windsonn931/
Windsone931/
Wndson922/
Wintson8636/
Bindson8610/
Wendson864/
Windsom863/
Windsen861/
Vindson861/
Windsant8046/
Windsand8045/
Wyndsong808/
Wuendson802/
Windsang801/
Whendson801/
Wincon773/
Winzon771/
Vintson71197/
Bendson7160/
Vincson7139/
Vindsun711/
Bintson711/
Bendtson6775/
Windsham674/
Winchuon671/
Wainchon671/
Vindsand671/

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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 Windson
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