Windwood Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Windwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Windwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Windwood Last Name Facts

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

Windwood is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Windwood.

How Common Is The Last Name Windwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Windwood is the 2,220,661st most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Windwood are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Windwood is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England Windwood is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 39 percent reside, West Midlands, where 20 percent reside and Suffolk, where 18 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Windwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Windwood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Windwood surname increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windwood Last Name Statistics demography

Windwood earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.18% less than the national average, earning $16,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windtwood942/
Bindwood881/
Wendwood880/
Wandawood821/
Windode802/
Windodo801/
Windhoud7521/
Wentwood754/
Bendwood750/
Winded7119/
Windud713/
Wiyandodo711/
Woindodai711/
Wint-Haywood701/
Wendode6727/
Windadi676/
Wandodu673/
Winidad673/
Windede671/
Wandoto671/
Winduot671/
Vindvad5311/
Binduad531/
Wentwoth505/

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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 Windwood
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