Winsum Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Winsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Winsum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080

Winsum (64) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Winsum Demographics

Winsum Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Winsum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winsum occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winsum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Winsum are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Winsum is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Winsum is most frequent in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Winsum exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Winsum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winsoum921/
Winssum920/
Winscum920/
Winjum83344/
Winsom8313/
Winsun838/
Winzum831/
Binsum831/
Vinsum830/
Winsoun771/
Winson673,167/
Binsun6767/
Vinsun6722/
Winjun6721/
Vinjum6719/
Wimjum675/
Wensom671/
Wensun671/
Bensum670/
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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 Winsum
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