Wenders Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wenders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Belgium481:239,51329,891
United States271:13,424,405494,117
France81:8,302,840321,660
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wenders (28) may also be a first name.

Wenders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenders occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenders? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,080th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. The surname Wenders occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wenders live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Wenders is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 35 percent live and The Netherlands, where 16 percent live.

Wenders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wenders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenders surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wenders last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Wenders earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.5% less than the national average, earning $32,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wienders9317/
Weenders9314/
Winders863,477/
Benders861,785/
Venders868/
Wendors863/
Wynders861/
Beenders80531/
Huenders8015/
Wendorss801/
Windders800/
Winderst800/
Bendders800/
Windherst750/
Vinders71216/
Binders7157/
Windors7127/
Bönders7125/
Benderx710/
Windirs710/
Bynders710/
Wendirch671/
Windirsch63493/
Windhirst630/
Vindars571/
Windirschová532/

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 Wenders
  • 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