Wink Surname

53,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Wink Surname Definition:

A rare but still existing surname. Perhaps a shortened form of Wineca, diminutive of the common Old English personal name Wine. Winkston near Peebles is the tūn of Wink or Wynk. William Wynk who held land in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II. p.

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Wink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4101:106,29311,661
Germany2,0581:39,1185,181
Brazil1,4611:146,5265,614
Netherlands1,0431:16,1912,478
England3571:156,07314,751
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Scotland1701:31,4933,187
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Canada981:375,97533,576
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Finland281:196,31116,703
France281:2,372,240182,981
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Austria201:425,77243,235
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Wales131:238,04114,239
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Scotland851:44,0383,203
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:79,5868,390

Wink (566) may also be a first name.

Wink Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare but still existing surname. Perhaps a shortened form of Wineca, diminutive of the common Old English personal name Wine. Winkston near Peebles is the tūn of Wink or Wynk. William Wynk who held land in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II. p. 279), may be the William Wynk who rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wineca, a diminutive from Wine = Friend.

Alexander Wynk.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welsh. The same as Gwynne-white, fair. All Welsh words commencing with G drop the initial in certain cases; thus gwyn, when employed as an epithet to a proper name, becomes wyn, as Hymel Wyn-Howel the Fair.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wynne is the North Wales and Shropshire form of the South Wales and Monmouthshire name of Gwyn or Gwynne.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wink Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wink has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wink.

How Common Is The Last Name Wink? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wink is the 53,694th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 767,029 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Wink live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 352,783rd most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 566 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,410 people, or 1 in 106,293. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Wink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wink has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wink surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wink surname are 16.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Wink earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.55% more than the national average, earning R 367,272 per year; in United States they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $44,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $46,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winck892,935/
Winke891,006/
Wienk89919/
Weink8955/
Waink8929/
Whink8911/
Winnk894/
Winkc891/
Wijnk891/
Hwink891/
Wnk8619/
Weinke80801/
Wienck80174/
Weinek8064/
Wingke8058/
Woinke8029/
Wincke8019/
Wainke8015/
Woinek809/
Winksz802/
Weinck802/
Whinck801/
Wincks801/
Wijnks801/
Wing7535,075/
Vink7518,199/
Wenk759,747/
Wynk75116/
Hwnk7521/
Uink7511/
Wnkh754/
Wnke753/
Wnqk752/
Wngk752/
Wänk751/
Wimk751/
Whnk751/
Wnkc751/
Wnkg751/
Wnkq751/
Weineck73528/
Weincke7346/
Weineke7344/
Woineck7322/
Winková7320/
Waainek7312/
Winkova735/
Wuineck732/
Wenke674,482/
Vinke674,310/
Vinck673,849/
Wenck672,329/
Woing671,083/
Waing67659/
Weenk67339/
Wänke67141/
Whing67123/
Vinkx67116/
Weing67106/
Wienc6794/
Weinecke6758/
Wenks6757/
Wieng6741/
Uhink6727/
Wincq6720/
Wingh6720/
Uinke6714/
Hwing6712/
Huink6711/
Wingt679/
Wainc678/
Wynck677/
Wuing677/
Wengk673/
Wingg673/
Waenk673/
Winnx671/
Wennk671/
Wimks671/
Wincs671/
Wimgk671/
Wingz671/
Binkk671/
Wincc671/
Wynke671/
Wynnk671/
Wynek671/
Wainecke670/
Woenk670/

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