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

The last name Wenk is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wenk.

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

The surname is the 52,496^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 747,671 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wenk reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The surname Wenk is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,555 people, or 1 in 14,492. In Germany it is most frequent 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 exists 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 occurrence of Wenk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenk last name 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 Wenk are 18.08% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.