Wenckens Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wenckens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenckens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Wenckens Last Name Facts

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

Wenckens is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenckens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenckens is the 2,460,878th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wenckens reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Wenckens is most numerous in: Texas, where 100 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Wenckens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wenckens are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Wenckens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.36% less than the national average, earning $33,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenkens9316/
Winckens8857/
Winkens802,255/
Benkens8030/
Venckns801/
Beenkens75102/
Vinckens7523/
Behnkens751/
Wincns711/
Vincens671,146/
Winkins678/
Venkins676/
Binkens673/
Wimkens671/
Vinkens671/
Vinckienz591/
Binkins5339/
Vincins536/
Vinkins531/
Vinquens501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wenckens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis