Wendig Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wendig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1201:670,87952,024
United States461:7,879,542351,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wendig Last Name Facts

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

Wendig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wendig.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wendig live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wendig is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 670,879. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Germany Wendig exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Wendig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wendig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendig surname rose 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wendig surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

Wendig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.49% less than the national average, earning $33,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bendig834,383/
Windig8396/
Wendik8369/
Vendig8355/
Wendijk7714/
Wendick7712/
Behndig7711/
Wendike7710/
Weandik773/
Wendegh771/
Wndik7311/
Wendicke7139/
Weindick710/
Bindig67876/
Vendég67245/
Vendik67203/
Wiendieck6748/
Bündig6722/
Windik679/
Vendic678/
Vendeg677/
Bendeg674/
Wendyk672/
Bendiq672/
Windix672/

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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 Wendig
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