Wencz Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Wencz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wencz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary511:192,47616,435
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wencz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wencz has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wencz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wencz? popularity and diffusion

Wencz is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wencz live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

Wencz is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 192,476. In Hungary Wencz is most numerous in: Komárom-Esztergom County, where 96 percent reside, Bács-Kiskun County, where 2 percent reside and Fejér County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Hungary it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Wencz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wencz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiencz914/
Wenz8911,095/
Wenc89999/
Wentz8014,377/
Wienc8094/
Wench8085/
Wincz8069/
Vencz8037/
Wienz8017/
Weenz807/
Wendz805/
Wencs801/
Wentc801/
Wenczová771/
Wnz754/
Wnc751/
Wuench7374/
Benőcz7327/
Wiendz7316/
Viencz7315/
Wenche739/
Wentze733/
Wientz733/
Wendtz732/
Bencző732/
Woentz732/
Vencze731/
Waentz731/
Wentch731/
Wuentz731/
Wennch730/
Venz671,268/
Winz671,036/
Venc67328/
Wentsch67216/
Winc679/
Wendsch676/
Wnzs673/
Wuenche673/
Bncz671/
Wync671/
Wntc671/
Wnnz671/
Wndc671/
Wentche671/
Whnz670/

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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
  • 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 Wencz
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