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

The last name Wences is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wences? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 185,769th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,194,891 people. Wences is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wences are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Wences is also the 278,018th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 858 people.

The last name Wences is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 1,843 people, or 1 in 67,350. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Guerrero, where 30 percent live, Michoacán, where 21 percent live and Morelos, where 12 percent live. Besides Mexico this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Wences Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wences are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.59% registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Wences
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