Wenger Surname

16,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,8481:26,1743,293
Switzerland9,6341:85251
Germany4,7441:16,9702,245
France1,8941:35,0704,267
Austria1,2871:6,616814
Canada8971:41,0765,121
Israel2581:33,1694,667
Argentina1921:222,62218,311
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Norway1031:49,9257,153
South Africa841:644,97347,754
England821:679,48938,951
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Poland701:542,98251,331
Wales501:61,8915,534
Luxembourg501:11,6112,029
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Chile381:463,59112,075
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Denmark171:332,04223,714
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Guam81:20,0153,029
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2901:38,9294,601

Wenger (80) may also be a first name.

Wenger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenger (Arabic: نجر) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,389th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 215,048 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wenger live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 80 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 13,848 people, or 1 in 26,174. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Wenger exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 28 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Wenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wenger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenger last name expanded 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 410 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wenger Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Wenger are 33.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wenger earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning 381,708 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.77% more than the national average, earning R 358,284 per year; in United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinger92403/
Wengier92131/
Wenguer9238/
Wengger9220/
Wejnger923/
Wienger922/
Woenger921/
Whenger921/
Wengere921/
Wehnger921/
Wennger920/
Weanger920/
Weenger920/
Waenger920/
Wnger912/
Hwengere8621/
Weineger867/
D'Wenger861/
Winger837,731/
Benger832,149/
Venger832,143/
Wenzer8343/
Wänger8326/
Wenser8316/
Wencer8311/
Wånger835/
Uenger831/
Wemger831/
Weinegger809/
Wengerová807/
Wiengeier803/
Wengerova801/
Wenjere77319/
Vengher77257/
Vengere77232/
Wainger77101/
Vengert7759/
Venguer7746/
Wencher7734/
Weinzer7728/
Wienser7722/
Huenger7722/
Wingier7712/
Winnger7710/
Vengier775/
Whinger772/
Hwinger771/
Wingetr771/
Wiencer771/
Wemgerd771/
Wenzere771/
Wensert771/
Wencerz771/
Bengger771/
Wuenzer770/
Wintger770/
Beenger770/
Bennger770/
Windger770/
Vengerd770/
Wingher770/
Wenzerr770/
Woenser770/
Weanser770/
Wenningger751/
Bnger7345/
Wingeier71566/
Hwenjere71218/
Weinsier7176/
Wenscher716/
Waainger715/
Weinzier714/
Wingiert714/
Winguert713/
Wenchert713/
Wnninger711/
Wuencher711/
Whenjere711/
Wiencerz711/
Winguere711/
Wingherd710/
Wingertt710/
Benzer675,160/
Winzer675,015/
Bünger673,639/
Binger673,434/
Vinger671,651/
Vencer671,071/
Winser67996/
Winninger67641/
Benser67592/
Bencer67377/
Wincer67127/
Wuenscher6778/
Bengir6776/
Venzer6765/
Vengerová6757/
Vengir6712/
Venninger6712/
Bynger6711/
Weinziehr6710/
Wänninger679/
Węgier678/
Vengre677/
Wienzierz673/
Bndger672/
Winxer672/
Wenzre671/
Uinger671/
Wyncer671/
Wenzir671/
Uenzer671/
Wimger670/
Venser670/
Uenser670/

Wenger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wenger in the Arabic language
نجرnjr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wenger
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