Winfrey Surname

54,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Winfrey Surname User-submission:

The rarity of this surname shows that it is necessary to compare it phonetically to WIN-FRITH in ancient saxon.

WIN 'friend'.

FRITH 'peace'.

Winfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2231:39,2994,842
England641:870,59545,570
Canada371:995,82774,831
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3611:36,8984,372

Winfrey (849) may also be a first name.

Winfrey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The rarity of this surname shows that it is necessary to compare it phonetically to WIN-FRITH in ancient saxon.

WIN 'friend'.

FRITH 'peace'.

- patrick rené henri jouannès

Winfrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winfrey (Arabic: نفري) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,174th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 775,023 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Winfrey are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Winfrey is also the 279,817th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 849 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 9,223 people, or 1 in 39,299. In The United States Winfrey is mostly found in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Winfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winfrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winfrey surname expanded 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winfrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Winfrey surname are 5.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.42% registered with the party.

The amount Winfrey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $39,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.19% less than the national average, earning $32,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whinfrey93188/
Winnfrey931/
Winfry9234/
Winfre928/
Winfree863,262/
Wimfrey863/
Winfrei862/
Winfray861/
Winfrie861/
Wenfrey861/
Winfruy861/
Winfrer861/
Winfrea861/
Winfroe861/
Whinfry860/
Wynfrey860/
Weinfry860/
Winphrey802/
Winfri770/
Wimfry770/
Wenfry770/
Vinfred713/
Wenfree711/
Wnfreid711/
Wimfree710/
Winphry710/
Winphrie6746/
Wimphrey6714/
Woinfrai671/

Winfrey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winfrey in the Arabic language
نفريnfry-

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Winfrey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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