Wengler Surname

126,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wengler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wengler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0131:39,9935,281
United States7821:463,50239,521
Austria3941:21,6133,395
Poland1111:342,42138,975
Luxembourg771:7,5401,164
France581:1,145,219121,886
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
England71:7,959,723202,100
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Wengler (36) may also be a first name.

Wengler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wengler is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wengler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wengler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,021st most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,019,270 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wengler live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wengler is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,013 people, or 1 in 39,993. In Germany Wengler is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Wengler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wengler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wengler surname rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wengler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wengler last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.42% registered with the party.

The amount Wengler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $56,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waengler938/
Wengller931/
Wenglert931/
Wiengler930/
Wingler862,124/
Bengler86529/
Vengler8636/
Wängler8616/
Wyngler861/
Woingler800/
Bingler71949/
Vingler71145/
Böngler712/
Uingler711/
Winglir711/
Benglir711/
Venglerova711/
Binghler670/
Bingöller6392/
Bingüller632/
Vinglerová594/
Vinglerova592/

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