Wencker Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wencker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wencker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2391:277,91942,706
Germany1011:797,08458,657
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wencker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wencker is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wencker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wencker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 661,581st most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Wencker is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wencker are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Wencker is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 277,919. In France Wencker is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 86 percent reside, Occitanie, where 8 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Besides France Wencker is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Wencker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wencker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wencker last name grew 4,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wencker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wencker last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.

Wencker earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.34% more than the national average, earning $65,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenckert934/
Wenker922,227/
Weinecker8826/
Wienker86393/
Bencker86313/
Wenkert86197/
Wincker8695/
Woenker8667/
Wencher8634/
Wenkere8630/
Wenåker8622/
Wuenker8617/
Vencker866/
Wenzker866/
Weinker861/
Wehnker861/
Wenkker861/
Woehnker80112/
Winckert8093/
Behncker8020/
Winckier802/
Wuencher801/
Woejnker801/
Winckcer801/
Weineker800/
Winker771,904/
Vencer771,071/
Venker77997/
Wynker7758/
Wemker7740/
Wünker7718/
Bncker773/
Wendscher751/
Behencker751/
Veenker71743/
Wijnker71546/
Winkert71258/
Wincher71160/
Beenker71118/
Winzker7172/
Vincker7145/
Winkier7115/
Vencher7112/
Venkert7110/
Behnker719/
Böncker715/
Winkher713/
Huenker713/
Winnker713/
Bennker712/
Venkere711/
Winccer711/
Wendscheer711/
Büncker711/
Benkker711/
Venkeer711/
Winkcer711/
Wyncher711/
Benkeir710/
Winkeir710/
Wynkerp710/
Vinckier67880/
Wängåker678/
Winkertt671/
Winkcher671/
Wingkerd671/
Venncear670/
Bnker670/
Wincherr670/

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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 Wencker
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