Winst Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Winst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden411:240,16516,652
United States81:45,307,367917,113
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Winst (27) may also be a first name.

Winst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winst has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Winst is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Winst is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Winst live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia. Winst is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 240,165. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Kronoberg County, where 44 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 22 percent reside and Skåne County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Winst exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and American Samoa, where 2 percent reside.

Winst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winst last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winst surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Winst earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning $34,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winsth9133/
Wainst912/
Winnst911/
Binst80322/
Wünst8034/
Wenst8029/
Weinscht772/
Wuenst7321/
Vinsht732/
Vinsth732/
Wimstt731/
Wensth731/
Bnst67122/
Wenstøp6716/
Vnst671/
Wnct671/
Venst6020/
Wenzt602/
Vinct601/
Benst601/
Venstz5512/
Huenst550/
Venstøp5023/

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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 Winst
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