Wences Surname

185,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Wences Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wences Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,8431:67,3503,065
United States3741:969,14271,998
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wences (858) may also be a first name.

Wences Last Name Facts

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

Wences is found most in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wences? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wences is the 185,769th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,194,891 people. The surname Wences occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wences live; 97 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Hispano-North America. Wences is also the 278,018th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 858 people.

Wences is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,843 people, or 1 in 67,350. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Guerrero, where 30 percent are found, Michoacán, where 21 percent are found and Morelos, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Wences Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wences surname are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.59% being registered with the political party.

Wences earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuences9234/
Wenches926/
Whences921/
Wencess921/
D'Wences861/
Vences8312,220/
Bences83157/
Wenses83103/
Wencis8340/
Winces8310/
Wenges837/
Wenzes836/
Wencez834/
Wemces831/
Uences831/
Winches77491/
Wiencis77146/
Wentges77130/
Benczes7767/
Wengese7748/
Weinges7721/
Wenchis777/
Wenzeis776/
Wuenses773/
Benches773/
Weynjes772/
Wuencez772/
Wencerz771/
Wendges771/
Wentjes771/
Wincess771/
Wengest771/
Wensess770/
Vencies770/
Wentseis7136/
Weijnjes7121/
Weinseis7111/
Wentzeis7110/
Weentjes712/
Winciesz712/
Venchess712/
Wiencerz711/
Wiencisz711/
Wennzess711/
Weintjes711/
Bentches710/
Vinces6711,851/
Winges67539/
Benges67152/
Vencis67138/
Venses6773/
Vencez6746/
Wensis6736/
Benses6724/
Wemjes6719/
Benzes6719/
Weinseiss6712/
Binces679/
Wensec677/
Venzes676/
Wensez673/
Winses672/
Wincis672/
Winschies671/
Vínces671/
Bencis671/
Benxes671/
Vénces671/
Winzes671/
Wenjic671/
Wengis671/
Venges671/

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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 Wences
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