Wennig Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Wennig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wennig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Austria321:266,10730,958
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wennig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wennig is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wennig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wennig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Wennig occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Wennig reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wennig is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 6,487,101. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 58 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 39 percent reside and São Paulo, where 3 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Wennig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wennig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wennig surname grew 207 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wennig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wennig surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Wennig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning $33,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinnig9242/
Wennigh920/
Wenig914,846/
Weinig83810/
Winnig83350/
Weenig83128/
Wennik8378/
Bennig8361/
Hwnnig831/
Wennick77136/
Wennike7781/
Benneig774/
Bennaig771/
Winnigs771/
Winig73139/
Wenik7344/
Wennicke7172/
Winnik671,439/
Vennix67845/
Vennik67673/
Wenike67405/
Binnig67396/
Wenick67200/
Wynnik67118/
Winneg6785/
Bünnig6763/
Wennek6750/
Wainig6730/
Wennyk6723/
Weinik6712/
Wejnik677/
Benneg673/
Winnigová673/
Weenik672/
Vinnig672/
Bönnig672/
Weineg671/
Bennyg671/
Wynnic671/
Wenuik671/
Venneg670/
Wuennicke670/
Weynic670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wennig
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