Winfred Surname

312,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Winfred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4621:114,59211,011
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Winfred (86,104) may also be a first name.

Winfred Last Name Facts

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

Winfred occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winfred? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,825th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,062,850 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Winfred live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 11,617th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 86,104 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 114,592. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 31 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 18 percent are found.

Winfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winfred has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winfred Last Name Statistics demography

Winfred earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 106.19% more than the national average, earning R 489,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winfried9387/
Winfreed930/
Winfread930/
Winfrid8616/
Vinfred863/
Wnfried862/
Winferd862/
Wnfreid861/
Wenfred860/
Binfred860/
Whinfret801/
Benfred7113/
Winfert7113/
Wenferd711/
Winfrit711/
Vnfried710/
Binferd710/
Weinfert671/
Benfrid57593/
Benferd570/
Benfraid531/
Benfrrid531/

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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
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  • 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 Winfred
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