176.28 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Wenk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wenk is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 52,496^th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 747,671 people. Wenk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wenk are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335^th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

Wenk is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 5,555 people, or 1 in 14,492. In Germany Wenk is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Switzerland, where 14 percent are found.

Wenk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wenk surname grew 728 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wenk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wenk surname are 18.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wenk earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning 285,465 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.35% less than the national average, earning R 153,624 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,737 CAD per year.