Wenig Surname
Approximately 4,846 people bear this surname
Wenig Surname Definition:
(German) The short or small man.
Wenig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,447 | 1:23,355 | 3,098 |
| United States | 983 | 1:368,727 | 32,743 |
| Austria | 76 | 1:112,045 | 15,874 |
| Czechia | 59 | 1:180,228 | 26,726 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Wenig (11) may also be a first name.
Wenig Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The short or small man.
Wenig Demographics
Wenig Political Affiliation
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Wenig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenig is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wenig.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenig? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 97,886th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,503,827 people. Wenig is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wenig are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,447 people, or 1 in 23,355. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 36 percent live, Thuringia, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
Wenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wenig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenig surname expanded 1,446 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wenig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wenig surname are 10.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Wenig earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $44,738 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weinig | 91 | 810 | / |
| Weenig | 91 | 128 | / |
| Wennig | 91 | 117 | / |
| Wienig | 91 | 36 | / |
| Woenig | 91 | 12 | / |
| Wesnigk | 83 | 63 | / |
| Weinnig | 83 | 42 | / |
| Wienigk | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wennigh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weingig | 83 | 0 | / |
| Benig | 80 | 1,606 | / |
| Winig | 80 | 139 | / |
| Wenik | 80 | 44 | / |
| Venig | 80 | 40 | / |
| Wanig | 80 | 33 | / |
| Wönig | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wonig | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wenigová | 77 | 62 | / |
| Wenigova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenike | 73 | 405 | / |
| Winnig | 73 | 350 | / |
| Wenick | 73 | 200 | / |
| Wohnig | 73 | 138 | / |
| Wennik | 73 | 78 | / |
| Wannig | 73 | 64 | / |
| Wainig | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wahnig | 73 | 20 | / |
| Beinig | 73 | 19 | / |
| Weinik | 73 | 12 | / |
| Benoig | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wejnik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Huenig | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wonnig | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weenik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weniec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenuik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetnic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benaig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witnig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wynigs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weineg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behnig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weynic | 73 | 0 | / |
| Benigh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Veinig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beneig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weinick | 67 | 151 | / |
| Wennick | 67 | 136 | / |
| Wennike | 67 | 81 | / |
| Weenick | 67 | 38 | / |
| Veneigh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Beneigh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wienick | 67 | 28 | / |
| Weinegg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wieniec | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weenike | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weinike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woynigz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woenick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegnike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitnig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whetneg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenicke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wienegk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieniek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigneg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waenick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weynick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whenick | 67 | 0 | / |
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