Wint Surname

18,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Wint Surname Definition:

John Vint, tenant on abbey lands of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 529). Bessie Vint and Margaret Vint appear in Heittoun, 1685-86 (Peebles CR.), and George Wint in Whitle, 1667 (Edin. App.). Guppy (p. 364) gives Wint as an ancient name, occurring in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the thirteenth century.

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Wint Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar23,2981:2,229142
Jamaica2,6001:1,104202
United States2,3961:151,27715,542
England8151:68,3667,902
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Trinidad and Tobago1091:12,5141,663
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Thailand751:941,845145,864
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Wales191:162,87011,152
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Barbados131:22,1111,112
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guyana91:84,6916,279
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Panama41:978,06412,245
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Wint (17,232) may also be a first name.

Wint Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Vint, tenant on abbey lands of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 529). Bessie Vint and Margaret Vint appear in Heittoun, 1685-86 (Peebles CR.), and George Wint in Whitle, 1667 (Edin. App.). Guppy (p. 364) gives Wint as an ancient name, occurring in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the thirteenth century. Vint is also recorded as a surname in England. James Vint died in Blairgowrie, 1941.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Wint is an ancient name represented in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wint Last Name Facts

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

Wint is found in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wint? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,461st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 243,992 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Wint live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Wint is also the 42,133rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 17,232 people.

It is most frequently used in Myanmar, where it is held by 23,298 people, or 1 in 2,229. Apart from Myanmar it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Wint Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wint has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wint last name rose 1,295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 551 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wint Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wint are 5.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wint earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.68% more than the national average, earning R 343,812 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windt893,281/
Winte89250/
Waint8987/
Whint8983/
Winth8923/
Weint8910/
Wintå893/
Wintt893/
Wient891/
Winnt891/
Wiont890/
Wnt866/
Wintch80234/
Wainet80221/
Woinet8023/
Weindt8016/
Wuintt8016/
Windte808/
Wintsz805/
Wainte804/
Winthe803/
Wintdt802/
Weinet801/
Wintte801/
Waindt801/
Wiendt800/
Wintsh800/
Wind7517,407/
Went754,256/
Vint752,926/
Bint752,229/
Uint7530/
Wynt7519/
Wänt757/
Wntp751/
Wnts751/
Wimt751/
Hwnt751/
D'windt738/
Winntte731/
Wuintts731/
Weinett731/
Wendt6762,797/
Vinte675,318/
Wente672,490/
Weant67656/
Whent67413/
Waind67254/
Vints67225/
Vient67214/
Windh67208/
Wenth67170/
Vindt67124/
Wentt67120/
Bindt67118/
Wincz6769/
Weind6732/
Vinth6728/
Wöntz6725/
Windå6714/
Weinette6713/
Huint6712/
Windtová679/
Winnd678/
Whynt674/
Wntht674/
Wentd673/
Wyndt673/
Uinte672/
Wynet671/
Binnt671/
Wyntt671/
Wiend671/
Wemnt671/
Wennt671/
Visnt671/
Uintz671/
Waent671/
Wynte671/
Bintd671/
Wuent670/
Wuimt670/
Wiond670/

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