Winkelmann Surname

22,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Winkelmann Surname Definition:

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

Winkelmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,4071:4,148466
United States2,2561:160,66416,363
Brazil8171:262,02510,072
Switzerland6041:13,5982,250
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
France1481:448,80264,499
Austria1341:63,5489,853
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Poland921:413,13943,861
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Australia281:964,13257,058
England271:2,063,63279,942
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Finland141:392,62226,475
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway121:428,52437,411
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

Winkelmann (10) may also be a first name.

Winkelmann 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

Winkelmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winkelmann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkelmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Winkelmann is the 22,320th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 299,332 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Winkelmann reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Winkelmann is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 19,407 people, or 1 in 4,148. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany Winkelmann is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Winkelmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winkelmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winkelmann surname grew 1,446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 540 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winkelmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Winkelmann are 17.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Winkelmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.61% less than the national average, earning 181,326 kr per year; in Peru they earn 392.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 95,504 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.28% more than the national average, earning R 352,368 per year; in United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,398 CAD per year.

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