Wenchen Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wenchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1271:184,6041,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wenchen (32,780) may also be a first name.

Wenchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenchen is found most in Taiwan. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenchen is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Wenchen is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wenchen are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 26,023rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 32,780 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 184,604. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent reside, Pingtung County, where 16 percent reside and Taichung City, where 15 percent reside. Not including Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Wenchen
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