View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The surname Wenge (Arabic: لينجي) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wengé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Wenge is the 139,612^th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,277,358 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Wenge reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 230,391^st most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 1,185 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 36,977. Beside The DR Congo Wenge exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.

Wenge Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wenge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenge surname grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenge Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Wenge last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wenge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning 237,113 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.43% more than the national average, earning $57,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $50,092 CAD per year.