Wehncke Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wehncke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehncke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wehncke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehncke is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehncke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Wehncke reside; 34 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Wehncke is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent live and Western Cape, where 23 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 25 percent live.

Wehncke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wehncke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehncke surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehncke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehncke surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Wehncke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.14% more than the national average, earning R 461,352 per year and in United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehncke934/
Wencke92129/
Wehnke92110/
Wiencke861,258/
Waehnke8616/
Wöhncke8611/
Wehnker861/
Wenke834,482/
Behencke805/
Wienke774,265/
Bencke771,374/
Wencki77447/
Wengke77322/
Waenke7736/
Wincke7719/
Wähnke7718/
Vencke7711/
Wöhnke779/
Wenche779/
Wengce773/
Wüncke773/
Wenkeu772/
Wyncke772/
Vehnke772/
Wenkez771/
Wenkie771/
Wemcke771/
Wenkeh771/
Hwenke771/
Wenked770/
Weenke770/
Wenkey770/
Wnke733/
Wnce731/
Beencke7162/
Wenåker7122/
Winckes7122/
Wiencki7120/
Böhncke7119/
Vencker716/
Behenke714/
Viencke714/
Huencke713/
Wuenche713/
Wenchee711/
Behnkey711/
Wiennke711/
Behncké711/
Bähncke711/
Wengket711/
Wennkes711/
Wenkker711/
Behnkee710/
Vence673,147/
Winke671,006/
Venke67738/
Wänke67141/
Wenka67111/
Wenkeová679/
Wenca676/
Wenki675/
Bncke673/
Wynke671/
Huenkcke671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehncke
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