Winkelman Surname

69,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Winkelman Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) Dweller on land enclosed by mountains or woods; one who came from Winkel (corner); one who operated a small shop.

Winkelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5521:65,2847,623
Netherlands1,2361:13,6632,019
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia541:499,92037,885
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England131:4,286,005132,302
France131:5,109,440259,941
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:110,12910,981

Winkelman (21) may also be a first name.

Winkelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) Dweller on land enclosed by mountains or woods; one who came from Winkel (corner); one who operated a small shop.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Winkelman Last Name Facts

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

Winkelman is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkelman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,422nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,020,951 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Winkelman reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,552 people, or 1 in 65,284. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, Nevada, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Winkelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winkelman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winkelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winkelman last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Winkelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning 339,400 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 171.61% more than the national average, earning R 645,444 per year; in United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,257 CAD per year.

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