Winnet Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Winnet Surname Definition:

“Little Friend” in Old English (Wine). See also Wynne.

Winnet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Winnet (12,019) may also be a first name.

Winnet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Friend” in Old English (Wine). See also Wynne.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Winnet Last Name Facts

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

Winnet occurs most in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winnet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Winnet reside; 25 percent reside in Australasia and 25 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Winnet is also the 54,103rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12,019 people.

Winnet is most common in Australia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia Winnet is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 67 percent are found and Victoria, where 33 percent are found. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Winnet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Winnet has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winnett923,131/
Whinnet923/
Winneth922/
Winnete921/
Wingnet921/
Wiennet920/
Winet91382/
Whinnett86300/
Winnette86171/
Winniett867/
Wingnest860/
Winnetts860/
Wainet83221/
Winett83121/
Wennet8324/
Woinet8323/
Vinnet8322/
Binnet8321/
Winedt833/
Winnit833/
Weinet831/
Wineth831/
Wnet803/
Vionnet772,026/
Viennet771,210/
Vinnett77290/
Winnitt7718/
Wennett7712/
Binnett779/
Wineatt778/
Winette778/
Winnhed777/
Vinneht771/
Winnied771/
Whinett771/
Waennet771/
Vinnets771/
Wynneth771/
Winnith771/
Weinett771/
Vinneth771/
Weineit770/
Wynnett770/
Winit731,160/
Wenet7331/
Wnetz731/
Wynet731/
Wnete731/
Wnest730/
Wined730/
Weinette7113/
Vinnette7110/
Wynnette712/
Weinheit711/
Weineitt710/
Bennet6712,742/
Wainit67403/
Vennet6751/
Wynett6740/
Wennit6730/
Wenete6726/
Winitt6721/
Binned6717/
Vinnit676/
Bønnet672/
Weneth672/
Bnnett672/
Wyneth672/
Wenett671/
Wynete671/
Binnit671/
Weneit671/
Winhed671/
Whynet670/
Waynet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winnet
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