Winiger Surname

205,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Winiger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,5951:5,149776
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
France521:1,277,360130,443
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Winiger Last Name Facts

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

Winiger is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winiger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winiger is the 205,095th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,600,566 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Winiger live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 5,149. In Switzerland Winiger is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 21 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent live and Canton of St Gallen, where 14 percent live. Other than Switzerland it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Winiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winiger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winiger last name rose 722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winiger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winiger surname are 19.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66% registered to vote for the party.

Winiger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,328 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Winiger
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