Winshaw Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Winshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Winshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winshaw occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winshaw? popularity and diffusion

Winshaw is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Winshaw live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 77 percent are found and Gauteng, where 23 percent are found.

Winshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Winshaw earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 145.65% more than the national average, earning R 583,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winnshaw930/
Wynshaw868/
Winshow861/
Winsow778/
Winzaw774/
Winsav771/
Bnshaw770/
Wenschaws751/
Wainsaf7164/
Winsaft7114/
Winchow713/
Winsiow712/
Venshaw711/
Winsouw711/
Wijnsouw6750/
Wenschow679/
Binsahab671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Winshaw
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