Winger Surname

64,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Winger Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wine- gár = Protecting Spear [Old English wine, friend, protector + gár, a spear]

Winger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6681:63,9487,484
Canada9851:37,4074,738
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Norway2361:21,7892,835
England1021:546,25533,762
France671:991,384111,008
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Poland521:730,93760,459
Austria371:230,14727,778
Israel361:237,71222,042
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9141:54,9446,159

Winger (128) may also be a first name.

Winger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wine- gár = Protecting Spear [Old English wine, friend, protector + gár, a spear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winger (Arabic: وينجر) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winger? popularity and diffusion

Winger is the 64,680th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 942,639 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Winger reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 128 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,668 people, or 1 in 63,948. In The United States Winger is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Winger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winger surname grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Winger last name are 20.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Winger earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning 372,327 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning R 191,268 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinger92403/
Wainger92101/
Wingier9212/
Winnger9210/
Whinger922/
Wienger922/
Hwinger921/
Wingetr921/
Wintger920/
Windger920/
Wingher920/
Wnger912/
Wingeier86566/
Weineger867/
Waainger865/
Wingiert864/
Winguert863/
Wnninger861/
Winguere861/
Wingherd860/
Wingertt860/
Wenger8333,888/
Winzer835,015/
Binger833,434/
Vinger831,651/
Winser83996/
Wincer83127/
Wänger8326/
Wånger835/
Winxer832/
Uinger831/
Wimger830/
Winninger80641/
Weinegger809/
Wänninger809/
Wiengeier803/
Vingert77911/
Wincher77160/
Wengier77131/
Bingger7787/
Winsser7778/
Wenguer7738/
Weinzer7728/
Åbinger7727/
Wienser7722/
Vingere7722/
Wengger7720/
Winsier7719/
Bingier7718/
Wingire7714/
Wincerz777/
Winsher776/
Winzier776/
Winsear773/
Wejnger773/
Bindger772/
Wainser772/
Wincert772/
Huinger771/
Binnger771/
Woenger771/
Wintcer771/
Wiencer771/
Whenger771/
Wengere771/
Wehnger771/
Vingher771/
Winserd770/
Wennger770/
Weanger770/
Weenger770/
Bingher770/
Waenger770/
Wenningger751/
Bnger7345/
Winscher71290/
Weinsier7176/
Hwengere7121/
Winchert719/
Vinguert718/
Weinzier714/
Vinghert711/
Wiencerz711/
D'Wenger711/
Wincherr710/
Bünger673,639/
Benger672,149/
Venger672,143/
Binzer671,157/
Vincer67508/
Vingre67266/
Vingir67149/
Wenzer6743/
Binser6722/
Vinser6719/
Vingerová6719/
Wenser6716/
Venninger6712/
Vinzer6711/
Wencer6711/
Bincer6711/
Bynger6711/
Vinšer6711/
Weinziehr6710/
Węgier678/
Wengerová677/
Vingerova675/
Wienzierz673/
Bndger672/
Bingir672/
Uenger671/
Vinjer671/
Wengerova671/
Wyncer671/
Wemger671/

Winger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winger in the Arabic language
وينجرwynjr-

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