Winkler Surname

3,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Winkler Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Dweller in the Corner or Nook [from Ger. winkel, Middle High German winkel, O.H.Ger. winkil, corner, &c. + the agential suff. -er]

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Winkler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany95,7821:84157
United States32,4291:11,1771,385
Austria18,9731:44920
Poland3,9161:9,7061,331
Switzerland3,4781:2,361266
Hungary2,2601:4,343503
Italy1,4231:42,9777,721
Australia1,3851:19,4912,704
Canada1,3001:28,3433,741
Brazil9001:237,8609,170
France8611:77,14610,850
Czechia7831:13,5801,952
Israel7031:12,1731,864
Denmark6791:8,313757
Argentina6781:63,0435,378
Netherlands4851:34,8195,838
Sweden4821:20,4291,698
England4781:116,56511,884
South Africa4021:134,77015,652
Mexico3891:319,0916,999
Thailand3851:183,47630,050
Chile3591:49,0712,247
Namibia1961:12,2932,313
Slovenia1841:13,5203,233
Spain1431:326,93719,176
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Slovakia1061:50,3449,674
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Wales411:75,4766,450
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Norway341:151,24418,822
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Croatia261:162,63921,299
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Finland181:305,37222,464
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Panama161:244,5166,353
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Serbia121:595,41221,526
India111:69,733,217610,955
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
China91:151,924,6187,954
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9181:12,8171,649

The alternate forms: Winklér (19) & Wínkler (1) are calculated separately.

Winkler (404) may also be a first name.

Winkler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Dweller in the Corner or Nook [from Ger. winkel, Middle High German winkel, O.H.Ger. winkil, corner, &c. + the agential suff. -er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

(from a personal characteristic) The owner of a shop located at a corner (Winkel, in German) was called Winkler.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

German origin; name relates to someone who lived or worked on a 'corner'.

- cubswin

Winkler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winkler (Arabic: فينكلر) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Winklér or Wínkler. Click here for further possible spellings of Winkler.

How Common Is The Last Name Winkler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winkler is the 3,305th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 42,821 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Winkler reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Winkler is also the 429,175th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 404 people.

The surname Winkler is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 95,782 people, or 1 in 841. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 20 percent are found, Saxony, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 104 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Winkler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winkler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winkler last name grew 828 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 850 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winkler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Winkler last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winkler surname are 16.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Winkler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.82% more than the national average, earning €50,997 per year; in Norway they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning 329,247 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,546 per year; in South Africa they earn 97.77% more than the national average, earning R 469,980 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning $30,401,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $54,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Winkler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Winkler in the Arabic language
فينكلرfynklr-
فنكلرfnklr-

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Winkler Reference & Research

Winkler DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Winkles FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Winkler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Winkles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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