Winterscheidt Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Winterscheidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winterscheidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6141:131,11615,967
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Winterscheidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winterscheidt is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterscheidt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 418,171st most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. Winterscheidt is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Winterscheidt reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 131,116. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Winterscheidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Winterscheidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Winterscheidt surname expanded 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winterscheidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Winterscheidt surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Winterscheidt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winterscheid96689/
Wintercheidt9612/
Wintersheidt962/
Winterscheit960/
Wintersched921/
Winterscheitt920/
Winterschaid881/
Winterschied880/
Winterset8229/
Winterseth7012/

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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
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  • 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 Winterscheidt
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