Venzke Surname

186,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Venzke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9951:80,91010,222
Brazil5861:365,31513,955
United States5751:630,36350,838
Australia461:586,86342,409
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Venzke Last Name Facts

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

Venzke has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Venzke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 186,661st most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,213,204 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Venzke reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Venzke is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 995 people, or 1 in 80,910. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Venzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Venzke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Venzke surname expanded 3,594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Venzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Venzke surname are 8.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Venzke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.98% more than the national average, earning R 389,676 per year and in United States they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $41,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venzk913/
Venske831,740/
Wenzke83853/
Fenzke83319/
Benzke8317/
Venzky8316/
Vinzke831/
Venzki831/
Venscke7722/
Wenzker776/
Venskie773/
Venszky771/
Venskey771/
Wienzke771/
Vensk736/
Wenzk733/
Benzk731/
Vnxke731/
Vienskie714/
Fenske6711,939/
Wenske671,975/
Vensky67567/
Venski67237/
Benske67160/
Wenzky6780/
Venský6743/
Venská6739/
Wenzka6721/
Venska6718/
Venské6713/
Wenzki676/
Fenzki672/
Vinzce672/
Fenzky672/
Vemske671/
Vensck671/
Winzke671/
Vinzki671/
Vinske670/

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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
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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 Venzke
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