Wenkhausen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wenkhausen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenkhausen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wenkhausen Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wenkhausen? popularity and diffusion

Wenkhausen is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Wenkhausen is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wenkhausen reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wenkhausen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hamburg, where 65 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

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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 Wenkhausen
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