Wehenkel Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Wehenkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 136 | 1:591,952 | 47,778 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Belgium | 48 | 1:239,513 | 29,891 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wehenkel Demographics
Wehenkel Political Affiliation
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Wehenkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehenkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wehenkel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehenkel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 942,947th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Wehenkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wehenkel reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Wehenkel is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 52 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany Wehenkel occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Belgium, where 17 percent live.
Wehenkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wehenkel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wehenkel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wehenkel are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.24% being registered with the party.
Wehenkel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.78% more than the national average, earning $55,566 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wehenckel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Whenkel | 93 | 0 | / |
| Vehenkel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wenkel | 86 | 1,171 | / |
| Wenckel | 80 | 12 | / |
| Weinkel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wenkell | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wenkl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wnkel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wesinkel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wenckiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wenckell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weinkell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Winkel | 71 | 18,535 | / |
| Venkel | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wienckiel | 71 | 12 | / |
| Winckel | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Winkiel | 67 | 449 | / |
| Wenchel | 67 | 153 | / |
| Wynckel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Winkell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wingkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wionkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venkeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkael | 67 | 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
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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 Wehenkel
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