Winker Surname

215,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Winker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9481:382,34133,740
Germany5971:134,85016,415
Liberia1821:24,2232,384
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England291:1,921,31276,208
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Winker (101) may also be a first name.

Winker Last Name Facts

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

Winker has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Winker.

How Common Is The Last Name Winker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,704th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,827,493 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Winker live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 101 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 948 people, or 1 in 382,341. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Winker occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Winker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winker surname grew 707 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winker last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Winker earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijnker92546/
Wienker92393/
Winkert92258/
Wincker9295/
Winkier9215/
Winkher923/
Winnker923/
Weinker921/
Winkcer921/
Winkeir920/
Winckert8693/
Winckier862/
Winkertt861/
Winkcher861/
Wingkerd861/
Winckcer861/
Weineker860/
Wenker832,227/
Wynker8358/
Vinker8327/
Wünker8318/
Winqer831/
Weinecker8026/
Huinker77483/
Wencker77454/
Wenkert77197/
Wincher77160/
Woenker7767/
Vinkert7761/
Vincker7745/
Wenkere7730/
Wenåker7722/
Wuenker7717/
Winkhir779/
Wenkker771/
Vinkier771/
Wehnker771/
Winccer771/
Wynkerp770/
Bnker730/
Vinckier71880/
Woehnker71112/
Bingåker719/
Wängåker718/
Wenckert714/
Woejnker711/
Wincherr710/
Venker67997/
Bünker67522/
Vincer67508/
Bönker67102/
Wemker6740/
Bänker6712/
Vijnckier676/
Bncker673/
Vinkre672/
Bnnker671/
Bynker671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winker
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