Wenche Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wenche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wenche (19,818) may also be a first name.
Wenche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wenche is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wenche click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenche? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Wenche occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Wenche are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Scandinavia. Wenche is also the 38,064th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 19,818 people.
The surname Wenche is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway Wenche is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent reside and Western Norway, where 25 percent reside. Not including Norway Wenche is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
Wenche Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wenche has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenche surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wenche
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