Wendenburg Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wendenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4391:183,38421,405
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wendenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wendenburg is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendenburg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 581,222nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. The surname Wendenburg occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wendenburg are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 183,384. In Germany Wendenburg is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 38 percent are found, Berlin, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Wendenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wendenburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wendenburg surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wendenburg last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wendenburg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $58,704 CAD per year.

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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 Wendenburg
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