Winkens Surname
Approximately 2,255 people bear this surname
Winkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,689 | 1:47,665 | 6,244 |
| Netherlands | 505 | 1:33,440 | 5,579 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Winkens Demographics
Average Winkens Salary in
United States
$62,992 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Winkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Winkens occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Winkens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 187,580th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,231,728 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Winkens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,689 people, or 1 in 47,665. In Germany Winkens is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany Winkens exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Winkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Winkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winkens last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Winkens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Winkens surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Winkens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.95% less than the national average, earning R 126,060 per year and in United States they earn 45.99% more than the national average, earning $62,992 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winckens | 93 | 57 | / |
| Wenkens | 86 | 16 | / |
| Winkins | 86 | 8 | / |
| Binkens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wimkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vinkens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wenckens | 80 | 61 | / |
| Vinckens | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wincns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vincens | 71 | 1,146 | / |
| Binkins | 71 | 39 | / |
| Benkens | 71 | 30 | / |
| Vinkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beenkens | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vinquens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behnkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinckienz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Winquinst | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vincenz | 57 | 902 | / |
| Binkinz | 57 | 12 | / |
| Vincins | 57 | 6 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Winkens
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