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 last name Windward occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windward? popularity and diffusion

The surname Windward is the 2,530,696th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Windward reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Windward is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 65 percent live, Hawaii, where 8 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.

Windward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Windward has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Windward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Windward surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political 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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