Venster Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Venster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Venster (18) may also be a first name.

Venster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venster is found in Suriname more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Venster are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 38 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Venster is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Suriname, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 29,085. Beside Suriname this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenster862,444/
Wenster8653/
Benster8652/
Vinster865/
Feenster8055/
Wienster809/
Venstedt804/
Bennster803/
Venstead802/
Beenster801/
Veenstre801/
Fienster801/
Fennster800/
Feunster800/
Bnster771/
Finster713,448/
Winster71237/
Femster7152/
Fynster7115/
Vincter715/
Vinsted715/
Veensta714/
Fensterová711/
Wünster711/
Benstey711/
Venshta711/
Binster710/
Bemster710/
Feemster671,527/
Beemster67844/
Finszter67112/
Vänstedt6752/
Wenstedt6730/
Vinstedt677/
Phemster676/
Pfinster674/
Winsther672/
Wenstead672/
Vnsti671/
Finstere671/
Finnster670/
Finsterr670/
Winnster670/
Fenchter670/
Winsterd670/

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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 Venster
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