Wenger Surname
Approximately 33,888 people bear this surname
Wenger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,848 | 1:26,174 | 3,293 |
| Switzerland | 9,634 | 1:852 | 51 |
| Germany | 4,744 | 1:16,970 | 2,245 |
| France | 1,894 | 1:35,070 | 4,267 |
| Austria | 1,287 | 1:6,616 | 814 |
| Canada | 897 | 1:41,076 | 5,121 |
| Israel | 258 | 1:33,169 | 4,667 |
| Argentina | 192 | 1:222,622 | 18,311 |
| Australia | 141 | 1:191,459 | 19,007 |
| Norway | 103 | 1:49,925 | 7,153 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Poland | 70 | 1:542,982 | 51,331 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Luxembourg | 50 | 1:11,611 | 2,029 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,290 | 1:38,929 | 4,601 |
Wenger (80) may also be a first name.
Wenger Demographics
Average Wenger Salary in
United States
$44,632 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Wenger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wenger in the Arabic language | ||
| نجر | njr | - |
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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
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- 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 Wenger
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