Wendson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wendson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wendson (1,714) may also be a first name.

Wendson Last Name Facts

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

Wendson has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wendson is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wendson are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America. Wendson is also the 185,478th most common first name internationally, borne by 1,714 people.

The surname Wendson is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Wendson is primarily found in: Bahia, where 33 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 33 percent reside and Rio Grande do Norte, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Wendson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wendson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendson last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuendson932/
Whendson931/
Wndson922/
Bendson8660/
Windson8643/
Bendtson8075/
Wyndsong808/
Windsonn801/
Windsone801/
Wenzon774/
Wencon772/
Vendtsson754/
Bendtsson752/
Bentson711,231/
Bendsen71784/
Wintson7136/
Bindson7110/
Windsom713/
Vendsen712/
Ventson712/
Windsen711/
Vindson711/
Vencson710/
Bendtsen673,820/
Windsant6746/
Windsand6745/
Bentsson6728/
Bentsion6712/
Benthson671/
Benndsen671/
Windsang671/
Wentsang671/
Benntson670/

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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 Wendson
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