Wendleton Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wendleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Wendleton Last Name Facts

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

Wendleton is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wendleton is the 1,231,034th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Wendleton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wendleton are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wendleton is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 71 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found.

Wendleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wendleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendleton surname increased 995 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wendleton surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Wendleton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendelton894/
Windleton890/
Wendledon890/
Whindleton8482/
Whindlton783/
Wendelten780/
Whindelton741/
Wendel Edin701/
Vendeltun671/
Wendt Hultin671/

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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 Wendleton
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