Wendley Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Wendley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wendley (400) may also be a first name.

Wendley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wendley is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wendley live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 431,593rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 400 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Wendley is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 48 percent are found, California, where 32 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Wendley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wendley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wendley surname expanded 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wendley are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Wendley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning R 225,972 per year and in United States they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $38,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendlley931/
Wendle92610/
Wendly921/
Windley863,400/
Vendley8683/
Bendley8646/
Wendlle8636/
Wendlei863/
Wendlys861/
Wenddle861/
Waendly860/
Wendleh860/
Wendelle809/
Bentdley801/
Wendilly801/
Wendylly801/
Windle778,433/
Bendle771,744/
Vendle77188/
Wyndle7713/
Windly776/
Wndler772/
Wendli770/
Wendielle751/
Wendeller751/
Wenhdylly751/
Bindley71870/
Vendler71378/
Waindle7138/
Whindle719/
Bendlly713/
Wimdley713/
Wuindly711/
Uendler711/
Windlie711/
Wendlerowa711/
Wendlas711/
Wemdler711/
Wendlad711/
Winddle711/
Windlee711/
Wyndler711/
Bendlay710/
Windless67219/
Bendelle6711/
Wendlath675/
Wendella673/
Vendelly671/
Windelle671/
Wendlich671/
Wendladt671/
Huendler671/
Windille671/
Bendilly671/
Bendelly671/

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Wendley Reference & Research

Windley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Windley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wendley
  • 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