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Where Does The Last Name Wendt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wendt occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,017^th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 116,049 people. Wendt is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Wendt reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 62 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 35,477 people, or 1 in 2,269. In Germany Wendt is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Wendt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wendt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wendt surname grew 987 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wendt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wendt last name are 20.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wendt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning 345,183 kr per year; in Peru they earn 89.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,828 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.09% more than the national average, earning R 321,036 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,588 CAD per year.