Wenks Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Wenks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Wenks Demographics
Wenks Political Affiliation
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Wenks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wenks occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wenks is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wenks are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Wenks is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 54 percent are found, Oregon, where 17 percent are found and Nevada, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Wenks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wenks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wenks surname increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wenks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wenks surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
Wenks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $51,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wencks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wenk | 89 | 9,747 | / |
| Wenke | 80 | 4,482 | / |
| Wenck | 80 | 2,329 | / |
| Winks | 80 | 1,634 | / |
| Wienk | 80 | 919 | / |
| Weenk | 80 | 339 | / |
| Wengs | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wengk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waenk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wencs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wennk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woenk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wnk | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wengke | 73 | 322 | / |
| Wienck | 73 | 174 | / |
| Wencke | 73 | 129 | / |
| Weengs | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wengst | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wengse | 73 | 10 | / |
| Behnks | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wiengs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Benk's | 73 | 3 | / |
| Winksz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waengk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwenke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weeïnk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wincks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijnks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wengss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weenke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weng | 67 | 1,163,828 | / |
| Wink | 67 | 9,501 | / |
| Venk | 67 | 275 | / |
| Uenk | 67 | 194 | / |
| Wynk | 67 | 116 | / |
| Hwnk | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wenková | 67 | 8 | / |
| Benksch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wnkh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wengshe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wnke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wngk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wnqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkőcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wänk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wngs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whnk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wenks
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