Wenk Surname
Approximately 9,747 people bear this surname
Wenk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,555 | 1:14,492 | 1,890 |
| United States | 1,864 | 1:194,452 | 19,197 |
| Switzerland | 1,412 | 1:5,817 | 900 |
| Argentina | 251 | 1:170,292 | 14,303 |
| Austria | 180 | 1:47,308 | 7,551 |
| Brazil | 130 | 1:1,646,726 | 54,203 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
Wenk (15) may also be a first name.
Wenk Demographics
Average Male Wenk Height
176.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wenk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wenk occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 52,496th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 747,671 people. The last name Wenk is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wenk live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wenk is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The surname Wenk is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 5,555 people, or 1 in 14,492. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 14 percent reside.
Wenk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wenk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenk last name expanded 728 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wenk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wenk are 18.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.85% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenke | 89 | 4,482 | / |
| Wenck | 89 | 2,329 | / |
| Wienk | 89 | 919 | / |
| Weenk | 89 | 339 | / |
| Wenks | 89 | 57 | / |
| Weink | 89 | 55 | / |
| Waenk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wengk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wennk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woenk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wnk | 86 | 19 | / |
| Weinke | 80 | 801 | / |
| Wengke | 80 | 322 | / |
| Wienck | 80 | 174 | / |
| Wencke | 80 | 129 | / |
| Weinek | 80 | 64 | / |
| Weinck | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weeïnk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waengk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whenke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weynck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwenke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wencks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weanek | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weenke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weanck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weng | 75 | 1,163,828 | / |
| Wink | 75 | 9,501 | / |
| Venk | 75 | 275 | / |
| Uenk | 75 | 194 | / |
| Wynk | 75 | 116 | / |
| Hwnk | 75 | 21 | / |
| Wnkh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wnke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wnqk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wngk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wenq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Whnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wänk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wnkc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wnkg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wnkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weineck | 73 | 528 | / |
| Weincke | 73 | 46 | / |
| Weineke | 73 | 44 | / |
| Wenková | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wenkova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winck | 67 | 2,935 | / |
| Winke | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Venke | 67 | 738 | / |
| Behnk | 67 | 580 | / |
| Venck | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wänke | 67 | 141 | / |
| Waeng | 67 | 118 | / |
| Weing | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wienc | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wengh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Weinecke | 67 | 58 | / |
| Beenk | 67 | 47 | / |
| Weang | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wieng | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wengg | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hweng | 67 | 29 | / |
| Waink | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weeng | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wenng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Weung | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wueng | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wheng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Whink | 67 | 11 | / |
| Benkø | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wynck | 67 | 7 | / |
| Winnk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Venkk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wengt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wynke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uenkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wemng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wencs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wennehek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bennk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huenk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wenk
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