Wendorff Surname

198,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wendorff Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wendorf (village of the Wends), in Germany.

Wendorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7851:102,55512,709
United States7691:471,33840,071
Brazil2011:1,065,04637,395
Poland1381:275,42633,676
Peru771:412,78113,000
Canada431:856,87466,382
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
France211:3,162,987209,042
Denmark101:564,47234,222
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Wendorff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wendorf (village of the Wends), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wendorff Last Name Facts

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

Wendorff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendorff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wendorff is the 198,386th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,457,090 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Wendorff live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 785 people, or 1 in 102,555. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Wendorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wendorff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wendorff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wendorff surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wendorff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 321.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,680 per year; in United States they earn 22.61% more than the national average, earning $52,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.51% less than the national average, earning $44,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weindorff9464/
Wenndorff9417/
Wendorf933,376/
Weindorf88878/
Bendorff88246/
Wenndorf8860/
Windorff8856/
Wentdorf888/
Wendorrf881/
Wenddorf881/
Benndorff8219/
Waindorff821/
Uhendorff821/
Bendorf80980/
Windorf80173/
Vendorf8027/
Wyndorf8013/
Benndorf751,666/
Wendorph759/
Huendorf759/
Bøndorff753/
Huehndorf717/
Bndorf711/
Behendorf711/
Houendorf710/
Vindorf673/
Wenderv671/
Bindorf670/
Windorph630/

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