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.

Winklen Surname Distribution Map

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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winklen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Winklen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Winklen are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Winklen is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Winklen is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent are found and Kansas, where 50 percent are found. Excluding The United States Winklen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Mexico, where 25 percent are found.

Winklen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winklen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winklen last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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