Wenck Surname

182,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9191:87,60111,036
United States8791:412,35435,862
Australia2881:93,73510,700
France1201:553,52375,172
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Wenck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenck occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,474th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,129,045 people. Wenck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wenck live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wenck is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 919 people, or 1 in 87,601. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Hamburg, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Wenck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenck last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wenck surname are 40.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.89% being registered with the party.

Wenck earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wienck91174/
Wencke91129/
Weinck912/
Weynck911/
Wencks910/
Weanck910/
Wenk899,747/
Weineck83528/
Weincke8346/
Wenke804,482/
Winck802,935/
Wienk80919/
Weenk80339/
Venck80181/
Wienc8094/
Wenks8057/
Weink8055/
Wynck807/
Wengk803/
Waenk803/
Wencs801/
Wejnc801/
Wennk801/
Woenk800/
Weinecke7758/
Wnk7519/
Wnc751/
Weinke73801/
Wengke73322/
Behnck73154/
Weinek7364/
Beenck7339/
Wincke7319/
Vencke7311/
Wüncke733/
Wyncke732/
Vennck731/
Waengk731/
Whenke731/
Hwenke731/
Weeïnk731/
Wemcke731/
Whinck731/
Wincks731/
Weenke730/
Weanek730/
Wyneck730/
Weng671,163,828/
Wink679,501/
Behenck67926/
Venc67328/
Venk67275/
Uenk67194/
Wynk67116/
Weineke6744/
Woineck6722/
Hwnk6721/
Wenková678/
Wnkh674/
Wynneck674/
Huencke673/
Wngk672/
Wnqk672/
Wenq672/
Wuineck672/
Wnkq671/
Wnkg671/
Wnkc671/
Wnct671/
Wncc671/
Whnk671/
Wync671/
Wenkova671/
Wemc671/
Wänk671/
Bnck670/

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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 Wenck
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