Wendker Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wendker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Wendker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendker is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wendker reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 99 percent are found and Hamburg, where 1 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wendker Last Name Statistics demography

Wendker earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentker86348/
Wendtke862/
Windker860/
Bendke771,431/
Wendki771/
Ventker71407/
Wientke7155/
Wintker714/
Bendkir714/
Bendkhe711/
Windkey711/
Wendkai711/
Wentcher673/
Bentke62166/
Bindke6220/
Wentka6212/
Ventke621/
Wendqa621/
Wentche571/
Wintcer571/
Wintcher5311/
Bentkjær534/

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 Wendker
  • 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