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

Windson is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Windson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Windson is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Windson reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 185,987th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 1,706 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 14,271,622. In Brazil Windson is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 27 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent reside and São Paulo, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Windson occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Windson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Windson last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Windson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Windson last name is chiefly 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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