Wenis Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wenis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wenis (721) may also be a first name.

Wenis Last Name Facts

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

Wenis is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Wenis is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Wenis reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 307,326th most commonly held first name globally, held by 721 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Wenis is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 58 percent reside, Morobe, where 19 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wenis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wenis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wenis surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wenis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wenis earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.12% more than the national average, earning $86,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenish9110/
Weenis911/
Wennis911/
Wenies911/
Weniss910/
Wesnis910/
Wenist910/
Whenis910/
Wenisch831,928/
Weineis8352/
Wenneis8326/
Wenishe831/
Weinish831/
Whenish831/
Weuneis830/
Weinies830/
Wennish830/
Wanis8012,207/
Benis804,444/
Venis801,011/
Winis80338/
Wenes80320/
Wonis8017/
Weniz803/
Wenix802/
Wynis801/
Weinisch77156/
Wienisch7724/
Wenitsch7711/
Waenhuis7710/
Weineiss779/
Wennisch773/
Weynisht771/
Wesnisch771/
Wegnisch770/
Benish732,962/
Benois73879/
Beniss73657/
Benais73634/
Wehnes73582/
Veenis73457/
Venios73394/
Wanies73294/
Wanish73235/
Wennes73208/
Venish73115/
Wanisz7371/
Weness7366/
Winnis7362/
Wonish7350/
Vgenis7349/
Wenesz7346/
Wienes7343/
Waniss7338/
Weines7336/
Venois7334/
Beinis7333/
Wannis7331/
Venise7331/
Benizs7326/
Venais7319/
Behnis7319/
Wenich7318/
Wegnes7316/
Waneis7313/
Wainis7313/
Wanais7313/
Venihs7312/
Wonais7311/
Veniss7310/
Winais738/
Wenyss738/
Beynis738/
Vienis738/
Benhis738/
Beneis737/
Veneis736/
Uenise736/
Wignis735/
Veanis735/
Weynes735/
Woneis734/
Venuis734/
Wenice733/
Wynish733/
Weenes732/
Winiss732/
Wonisz732/
Vaenis732/
Wejnäs732/
Wynnis731/
Winuis731/
Weinij731/
Beanis731/
Whenes731/
Benuis731/
Weunes731/
Hwanis731/
Vehnis731/
Veinis731/
Winisz731/
Wahnis731/
Winise731/
Ouenis731/
Wengiz731/
Venist731/
Waenes731/
Wenyts730/
Weynic730/
Vegnis730/
Weiniz730/
Wenesh730/
Beenis730/
Winish730/
Weigneist711/
Wonisch67715/
Venisse67305/
Venhuis67280/
Wahnish67251/
Benaiss67207/
Wannies67162/
Wanisch67140/
Beenish67120/
Beanish6787/
Wennesz6770/
Wågenes6753/
Winisch6751/
Weinich6739/
Wojnisz6733/
Beinish6730/
Benoish6728/
Wahanis6728/
Wenesch6727/
Venisch6723/
Weinges6721/
Veinish6720/
Wenischová6719/
Wainish6719/
Beneish6718/
Benaish6714/
Bejnisz6710/
Beynish679/
Wenness679/
Winisse676/
Veenish675/
Waisnis674/
Behenis674/
Wegnesh674/
Weiness672/
Wannish672/
Benoiss671/
Venoist671/
Weinest671/
Vesnois671/
Waanish671/
Winnish671/
Winiosz671/
Vienies671/
Wenesth671/
Woinihs671/
Veaneis671/
Weyness670/
Weesnes670/
Venaise670/
Wiehnes670/
Wainise670/
Winniss670/
Winaish670/
Wesness670/
Weinyss670/
Wheneus670/

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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 Wenis
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