Last name Winkle (文克 
, Winkle 
, Винкл 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Winkle is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, and Germany, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Germany, and China. Also, Winkle is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 文克 | China |
| Winkle | Australia, United States, United Kingdom, China, Germany |
| Винкл | Russia |
Periwinkle, and Winky
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edgar simeon van winkle American lawyer (1810-1882), US (b. 1810) |
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hannah beach van winkle Student/LFA/1827-1830,1832/profession:/born:1816/died:, US (b. 1816) |
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isaac homer van winkle American lawyer, US (b. 1870) |
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| peter marselis van winkle (b. 1814) |
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| edgar beach van winkle American engineer, US (b. 1842) |
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| edward van winkle (b. 1839) |
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| katherine e.h. van winkle American paleontologist (1895-1982), US (b. 1895) |
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| rip van winkle American football, basketball, and baseball coach (b. 1900) |
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| ottmar winkle (b. 1895) |
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| stefan winkle German physician, DE (b. 1911) |
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| william te winkle American politician, US (b. 1954) |
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| zachary van winkle researcher |
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| kay lynette winkle Peerage person ID=391679 |
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| kimberly winkle American artist and woodworker, US |
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| james j. winkle Ph.D. University of Houston 2018 |
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