Venckus Surname

115,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Venckus Surname User-submission:

Venckus is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a descendant of Venckus. It is the Lithuanian short form of Wenceslaus ('great-glory'; derived from the words więce, više, etc., meaning 'great' or 'large', and slav(a), meaning 'glory').

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Venckus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania3,5551:85475
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Latvia551:37,2745,668
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Norway151:342,81932,589
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Venckus Surname Meaning

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Venckus is a Lithuanian surname, denoting a descendant of Venckus. It is the Lithuanian short form of Wenceslaus ('great-glory'; derived from the words więce, više, etc., meaning 'great' or 'large', and slav(a), meaning 'glory').

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Venckus Last Name Facts

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

Venckus occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Venckus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venckus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,593rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,825,080 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Venckus live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Venckus is most prevalent in Lithuania, where it is held by 3,555 people, or 1 in 854. In Lithuania Venckus is primarily found in: Klaipėda County, where 40 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 17 percent reside and Tauragė County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Latvia, where 1 percent reside.

Venckus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Venckus last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Venckus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.23% less than the national average, earning 251,854 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.47% more than the national average, earning $51,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venckuss931/
Venckuse931/
Venkus9250/
Vencus9235/
Wenckus86142/
Vinckus8611/
Vencuss868/
Vencuis861/
Ventskus8058/
Wenkus7756/
Vynkus7717/
Bencus7715/
Vinkus7714/
Wencus778/
Vincus775/
Venkos771/
Fenkus771/
Woenckhaus7143/
Wenzkus7129/
Benkous715/
Wiencus715/
Fenkous711/
Wenckos711/
Venkoos711/
Phencus711/
Vencuch711/
Benkouss67138/
Vintskus6723/
Wenkhaus6714/
Wenkhous675/
Benkhous671/
Vincheus671/
Wienkaus671/

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