Wenke Surname

104,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0381:26,4993,498
United States8531:424,92336,761
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
Australia1701:158,79816,605
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
China281:48,832,9132,633
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Wenke (3,913) may also be a first name.

Wenke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenke has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,673rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,625,958 people. The surname Wenke is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wenke live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 111,978th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3,913 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,038 people, or 1 in 26,499. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Wenke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenke last name rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wenke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wenke surname are 7.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.36% registered with the party.

The amount Wenke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.46% more than the national average, earning R 454,992 per year and in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wienke914,265/
Weinke91801/
Wengke91322/
Wencke91129/
Wehnke91110/
Waenke9136/
Wenkeu912/
Wenkie911/
Wenkeh911/
Hwenke911/
Whenke911/
Wenkez911/
Wenked910/
Weenke910/
Wenkey910/
Wenk899,747/
Wnke893/
Wiencke831,258/
Wehncke83118/
Weincke8346/
Weineke8344/
Wenåker8322/
Waehnke8316/
Wiennke831/
Wenkker831/
Wehnker831/
Wengket831/
Wennkes831/
Wenck802,329/
Winke801,006/
Wienk80919/
Venke80738/
Weenk80339/
Wänke80141/
Wenka80111/
Wenks8057/
Weink8055/
Wenki805/
Wengk803/
Waenk803/
Wynke801/
Wennk801/
Woenk800/
Weinecke7758/
Wenkeová779/
Woehncke774/
Wnk7519/
Bencke731,374/
Winkes73451/
Wencki73447/
Winkey73413/
Winkie73237/
Wienck73174/
Huenke73132/
Venkey7379/
Beenke7373/
Weinek7364/
Wingke7358/
Venkie7356/
Wenkai7345/
Wemker7340/
Woinke7329/
Benkhe7327/
Venkei7324/
Wincke7319/
Wünker7318/
Wähnke7318/
Wenkoi7317/
Wainke7315/
Venkeh7315/
Vencke7311/
Wenche739/
Wöhnke739/
Wenkui738/
Wengki737/
Benkej737/
Benkeő736/
Vienke734/
Wüncke733/
Winkeh733/
Wengce733/
Vehnke732/
Wyneke732/
Wengka732/
Weinck732/
Wyncke732/
Wieńke732/
Benkke731/
Wynkie731/
Wienky731/
Weineg731/
Weynck731/
Wemcke731/
Vesnke731/
Weenka731/
Weeïnk731/
Wesnky731/
Wenkit731/
Wennki731/
Wenque731/
Wienki731/
Waengk731/
Winkee730/
Wienka730/
Weanek730/
Weanck730/
Wencks730/
Weng671,163,828/
Wink679,501/
Veenker67743/
Wijnker67546/
Weineck67528/
Venk67275/
Uenk67194/
Wynk67116/
Winkett67113/
Beencke6762/
Wingkee6741/
Winckes6722/
Hwnk6721/
Wiencki6720/
Wöhncke6711/
Wenková678/
Benkhey677/
Vencker676/
Weinegg674/
Behenke674/
Viencke674/
Winkhet674/
Wnkh674/
Huencke673/
Wuenche673/
Winnker673/
Huenker673/
Winkher673/
Wingkei672/
Winkeis672/
Wenq672/
Wnka672/
Wngk672/
Wnki672/
Wnqk672/
Behnkey671/
Wayneke671/
Viengke671/
Venkeer671/
Wenkova671/
Weinkai671/
Venkieh671/
Wainkeh671/
Wänk671/
Winkiey671/
Waenkai671/
Venketh671/
Bengkee671/
Whnk671/
Wenchee671/
Wnkc671/
Wnkg671/
Wnkq671/
Hwinket671/
Behnkee670/
Wynkeep670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wenke
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