Winks Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Winks Surname Definition:

Wink’s (Son): v. Wink.

Winks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6501:557,62945,979
England3251:171,44015,745
Australia2971:90,89510,420
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Scotland391:137,2778,372
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
France101:6,642,272293,169
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Winks (18) may also be a first name.

Winks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wink’s (Son): v. Wink.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winks is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winks is the 243,941st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,459,942 people. The surname Winks is predominantly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Winks reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Winks is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename on earth, held by 18 people.

The last name Winks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 557,629. In The United States Winks is mostly found in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Winks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winks surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winks surname are 30.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Winks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning R 250,944 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% less than the national average, earning $46,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winksz912/
Wijnks911/
Wincks911/
Vinks802,540/
Wings802,214/
Wenks8057/
Wincs801/
Wimks801/
Vincks7321/
Vinkås7311/
Vinksh739/
Wingås737/
Wincse735/
Wiengs733/
Wingst733/
Winngs731/
Wingss731/
Vwings731/
Winchs731/
Wencks730/
Bincks730/
Winx6728/
Wingsch6710/
Wngs671/

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