Wenborn Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wenborn Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) apparently represents an O. Norse Uinbiörn = Friendly Bear [Old Norse uin-r, a friend + biörn, a bear]

Wenborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia1481:182,40318,373
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wenborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) apparently represents an O. Norse Uinbiörn = Friendly Bear [Old Norse uin-r, a friend + biörn, a bear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wenborn Last Name Facts

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

Wenborn occurs most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenborn is the 661,581st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wenborn reside; 50 percent reside in Australasia and 50 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England Wenborn is most numerous in: Greater London, where 28 percent are found, Essex, where 13 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and New Zealand, where 17 percent are found.

Wenborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wenborn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wenborn last name increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenborn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wenborn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.44% less than the national average, earning R 89,268 per year; in United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenborne93126/
Weinborn9356/
Wennborn9315/
Weenborn938/
Wenbourn930/
Wenbourne88169/
Winborn861,309/
Wenburn862/
Wemborn861/
Benborn860/
Winborne801,683/
Winbourn8067/
Bennborn8023/
Winnborn805/
Wynborne804/
Wainborn803/
Wemborne802/
Wembourn801/
Wmborn770/
Winbourne75220/
Wynbourne7515/
Winnborne751/
Winburn712,479/
Wimborn717/
Winbarn712/
Wynburn711/
Winbern710/
Wimborne67188/
Winburne67126/
Wynburne6721/
Binborhn671/
Venburen671/
Venburnt670/
Wimbourne6320/
Venbuuren631/
Wimburn5712/
Binbarin531/
Binbahrin501/

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