Wendorff Surname
Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname
Wendorff Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Wendorf (village of the Wends), in Germany.
Wendorff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 785 | 1:102,555 | 12,709 |
| United States | 769 | 1:471,338 | 40,071 |
| Brazil | 201 | 1:1,065,046 | 37,395 |
| Poland | 138 | 1:275,426 | 33,676 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Wendorff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Wendorf (village of the Wends), in Germany.
Wendorff Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weindorff | 94 | 64 | / |
| Wenndorff | 94 | 17 | / |
| Wendorf | 93 | 3,376 | / |
| Weindorf | 88 | 878 | / |
| Bendorff | 88 | 246 | / |
| Wenndorf | 88 | 60 | / |
| Windorff | 88 | 56 | / |
| Wentdorf | 88 | 8 | / |
| Wendorrf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wenddorf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benndorff | 82 | 19 | / |
| Waindorff | 82 | 1 | / |
| Uhendorff | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bendorf | 80 | 980 | / |
| Windorf | 80 | 173 | / |
| Vendorf | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wyndorf | 80 | 13 | / |
| Benndorf | 75 | 1,666 | / |
| Wendorph | 75 | 9 | / |
| Huendorf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bøndorff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huehndorf | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bndorf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behendorf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houendorf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vindorf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wenderv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bindorf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Windorph | 63 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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