Wendes Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wendes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:480,32831,110
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wendes (222) may also be a first name.

Wendes Last Name Facts

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

Wendes is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wendes live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 605,116th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 222 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 480,328. In England it is most common in: Isle of Wight, where 37 percent live, Hampshire, where 26 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Wendes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wendes last name increased 11,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendes Last Name Statistics demography

Wendes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendges921/
Wendeis920/
Windes83610/
Bendes83562/
Wendys8362/
Vendes8343/
Wendis8321/
Wendez836/
Wyndes830/
Windess7771/
Windges7764/
Bendesh7735/
Wendysz775/
Viendes771/
Wendise771/
Beendes771/
Bendesz771/
Windeis771/
Vendesz771/
Vendesh771/
Vendets771/
Vendeas771/
Bendees771/
Wendish770/
Windesh770/
Wndis731/
Wendisch71803/
Bendesch719/
Wyndetts711/
Windesch710/
Bendeş67303/
Bendis67278/
Windys67253/
Bindes67114/
Bendez6764/
Windis6736/
Vendis6735/
Bendex6725/
Vindes6717/
Vendex6712/
Vendez679/
Bendys678/
Windeggis673/
Wendix672/
Windez672/
Wuendisch672/
Wndish671/
Windex671/
Wendiz671/
Weindisch670/
Wiendisch670/
Wyndex670/

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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 Wendes
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