Wenckheim Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Austria

Wenckheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenckheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wenckheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenckheim is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenckheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenckheim is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Wenckheim occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wenckheim reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Wenckheim is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,561,951. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 50 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 25 percent are found and La Pampa Province, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Argentina it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenkheim941/
Wenchim881/
Weinkeim8219/
Wenkem802/
Wenkaem7537/
Wenkeam751/
Benkhem751/
Weinkem751/
Vincheim719/
Waenkham718/
Uengchim711/
Wenkheinová701/
Waengkham67324/
Wiengkham6788/
Wenkam6760/
Weangkham6719/
Wengkheng6711/
Wemkem673/
Weingkham672/
Wencam671/

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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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  • 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 Wenckheim
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