von Wendt Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
von Wendt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
von Wendt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Wendt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Wendt occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Wendt? popularity and diffusion
The surname von Wendt is the 3,602,217th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname von Wendt occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of von Wendt reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden von Wendt is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 40 percent live, Värmland County, where 30 percent live and Kronoberg County, where 20 percent live. Beside Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Went | 82 | 237 | / |
| von Wien | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Windt | 78 | 68 | / |
| van Wien | 71 | 47 | / |
| van Wint | 71 | 13 | / |
| van Bent | 71 | 6 | / |
| van Wind | 71 | 4 | / |
| Van-Went | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Weng | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Behn | 71 | 0 | / |
| von Veehn | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Win | 63 | 385 | / |
| van Ven | 63 | 70 | / |
| van Ben | 63 | 14 | / |
| van Wyn | 63 | 3 | / |
| van Veen | 59 | 16,870 | / |
| van Wing | 59 | 21 | / |
| van Wijn | 59 | 4 | / |
| van Vien | 59 | 2 | / |
| van Been | 59 | 2 | / |
| van Uenk | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Veng | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Wink | 59 | 0 | / |
| van Wincq | 56 | 4 | / |
| van Houen | 56 | 1 | / |
| van Venne | 56 | 1 | / |
| Van't Veen | 53 | 13 | / |
| van Uem | 50 | 188 | / |
| Van-Ven | 50 | 16 | / |
| van Wim | 50 | 2 | / |
| Van-Win | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 von Wendt
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