Wendling Surname
Approximately 14,886 people bear this surname
Wendling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wendling,' a parish near East Dereham, Norfolk.
William de Wendling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Wendling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5,299 | 1:12,535 | 1,245 |
| United States | 5,083 | 1:71,308 | 8,257 |
| Germany | 2,585 | 1:31,143 | 4,103 |
| Brazil | 1,188 | 1:180,197 | 6,957 |
| Paraguay | 194 | 1:37,303 | 1,190 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 540 | 1:92,998 | 9,526 |
Wendling (12) may also be a first name.
Wendling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wendling,' a parish near East Dereham, Norfolk.
William de Wendling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(English) belonging to Wendling (Norf.), 13th cent. Wendling, Anglo-Saxon *Wend(e)lingas (dat. Wend(e)lingum) = (the Estate of the) Wendel Family [v. under Wend2, and + the ph, -ingas, ot the Old English 'son' suff. -ing] Abbas de Wendlyng.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1352.
But for the occurrence of the same patronymic in Wellingborough (North- ants), the Anglo-Saxon Wendlingburg, we might have suspected the -ing of the Norfolk place-name to be the O.North. and East.E. ing, borrowed from Old Norse English ‘meadow.’
Wendling Demographics
Average Male Wendling Height
178.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wendling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wendling Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wendling occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wendling? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wendling is the 35,486th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 489,557 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wendling live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 5,299 people, or 1 in 12,535. In France Wendling is most common in: Grand Est, where 74 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside and Occitanie, where 4 percent reside. Other than France it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.
Wendling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wendling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wendling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wendling surname are 16.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.87% being registered with the party.
The amount Wendling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.9% less than the national average, earning R 40,644 per year; in United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $64,648 CAD per year.
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