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 surname Winterscheidt occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Winterscheidt? popularity and diffusion

Winterscheidt is the 418,171st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Winterscheidt live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 614 people, or 1 in 131,116. In Germany Winterscheidt 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 Winterscheidt 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 frequency of Winterscheidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Winterscheidt surname rose 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winterscheidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winterscheidt surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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