Winklin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Winklin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winklin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Winklin (10) may also be a first name.

Winklin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Winklin is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winklin? popularity and diffusion

Winklin is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Winklin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Winklin reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winkling930/
Binklin86110/
Winklen864/
Vinklin862/
Wenklin861/
Winkeln861/
Waenklin800/
Wennklint753/
Binclin714/
Winklem711/
Benklen571/

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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 Winklin
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