Winklen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mexico

Winklen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Winklen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Winklen Last Name Facts

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

Winklen is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Winklen.

How Common Is The Last Name Winklen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Winklen live; 75 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Winklen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Winklen is most numerous in: California, where 50 percent live and Kansas, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Mexico, where 25 percent live.

Winklen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winklen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Winklen surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winklein930/
Winklin867/
Winkeln861/
Winklem861/
Winkling800/
Winkelink7515/
Binklin71110/
Vinklin712/
Wenklin711/
Benklen711/
Benklein671/
Waenklin670/
Wennklint633/
Binclin574/
Vincelin538/
Benclean532/
Vincilin531/
Vinchelin5038/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Winklen
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