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

Wendt is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 9,017^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 116,049 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wendt live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wendt is also the 1,246,114^th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

Wendt is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 35,477 people, or 1 in 2,269. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs 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 rose 987 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wendt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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 national average, with 67.26% being registered to vote for the political 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.