Venker Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Venker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5221:154,22518,439
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Venker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venker is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Venker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 362,542nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Venker live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 154,225. In Germany Venker is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Venker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Venker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Venker surname grew 2,347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Venker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Venker last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

Venker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veenker92743/
Venkert9210/
Vencker926/
Venkere921/
Venkeer921/
Wenker832,227/
Vencer831,071/
Fenker83438/
Vinker8327/
Venkre831/
Wencker77454/
Wienker77393/
Bencker77313/
Wenkert77197/
Beenker77118/
Fencker77104/
Fehnker7773/
Woenker7767/
Vinkert7761/
Feenker7751/
Vincker7745/
Wenkere7730/
Vynkert7725/
Wenåker7722/
Wuenker7717/
Vencher7712/
Behnker779/
Huenker773/
Bennker772/
Fennker772/
Wenkker771/
Veemker771/
Fienker771/
Vinkier771/
Wehnker771/
Vynkier771/
Benkker771/
Benkeir770/
Bnker730/
Vinckier71880/
Woehnker71112/
Venquier7130/
Behncker7120/
Wenckert714/
Phenkerd713/
Venncear710/
Winker671,904/
Bünker67522/
Vincer67508/
Finker67169/
Fencer67130/
Bönker67102/
Wynker6758/
Wemker6740/
Wünker6718/
Bänker6712/
Vijnckier676/
Venqerova673/
Bncker673/
Vinkre672/
Fenkir672/
Uenkre671/
Femker671/
Bynker671/
Behencker671/
Bnnker671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Venker
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