Winner Surname

57,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Winner Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Winnower [from Middle English wine- wen, windewen, O English windwian, to winnow] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wyuhere = Joyful Soldier [Old English wyn(n, joy + here, army (as the second elem. in pers.

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Winner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3291:68,0167,910
Germany7671:104,96112,974
Nigeria3501:506,12225,182
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
England2871:194,14017,123
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Australia1901:142,08315,253
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Austria981:86,89212,882
Canada811:454,88439,362
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
China381:35,982,1461,905
Chile351:503,32812,866
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Israel261:329,14027,831
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Togo91:805,3086,372
France81:8,302,840321,660
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Congo51:997,81917,129
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0251:48,9945,579

Winner (5,845) may also be a first name.

Winner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Winnower [from Middle English wine- wen, windewen, O English windwian, to winnow] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wyuhere = Joyful Soldier [Old English wyn(n, joy + here, army (as the second elem. in pers. names often short tor heremann, soldier]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winner Last Name Facts

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

Winner is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Winner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Winner is the 57,665th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 830,111 people. Winner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Winner are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Winner is also the 87,175th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 5,845 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,329 people, or 1 in 68,016. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Winner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Winner surname increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Winner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Winner surname are 24.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Winner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.83% less than the national average, earning $43,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainner92134/
Winnier9289/
Wienner9267/
Weinner9263/
Winneur9210/
Winnger9210/
Wingner925/
Winnerr923/
Whinner920/
Winer914,454/
Wnner910/
Wheinner860/
Weiner8338,270/
Wenner838,909/
Binner833,501/
Wainer832,145/
Vinner83491/
Woiner8312/
Whiner838/
Wynner838/
Wönner837/
Wineer834/
Winere834/
Winnir833/
Winher833/
Wimner832/
Wuiner831/
Winejr831/
Whnner831/
Winerr830/
Wihner830/
Wner802/
Winnerová801/
Wengner7732/
Wennier7722/
Vingner7719/
Whenner7717/
Vinnear7714/
Vinnerd778/
Weijner775/
Wennert774/
Weineer773/
Weineir772/
Vienner771/
Vinneir771/
Vinnere771/
D'Winer771/
Weinere771/
Wainnyr771/
Wysnner771/
Wehnner770/
Wennger770/
Weinear770/
Wener731,229/
Wyner73841/
Winér7339/
Wgner7317/
Wéner738/
Wäner733/
Winre733/
Winir732/
Wiñer731/
Wnier731/
Wneer731/
Hwner730/
Whner730/
Wnert730/
Wennerød7145/
Wennerth7123/
Weijhner7111/
Viennier711/
Benner6726,379/
Venner673,768/
Wähner671,092/
Wayner67623/
Wejner67508/
Weener67436/
Bönner67273/
Weaner67257/
Bünner6784/
Woyner6771/
Whener6754/
Weyner6750/
Bynner6721/
Wenher6719/
Vynner6714/
Wennér6711/
Whyner677/
Wånger675/
Wemner673/
Wennerová673/
Wøhner673/
Wimnér673/
Wéhner672/
Vänner672/
Vinnerova671/
Weneer671/
Wainre671/
Winjhr671/
Wynear671/
Binnir670/

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