Windward Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Windward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England31:18,572,686338,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Windward (13) may also be a first name.

Windward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windward is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Windward.

How Common Is The Last Name Windward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Windward occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Windward are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Windward is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 65 percent live, Hawaii, where 8 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.

Windward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windward has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Windward surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Windward earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windword880/
Windbard880/
Wendward880/
Wentward750/
Windworth711/
Wendbaird710/
Wentword630/
Wentwoord5917/
Wintworth597/
Wendworth591/
Wendwortt590/
Winthworth560/
Weintworth560/
Wentwort501/

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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 Windward
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