Wens Surname

181,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1161:10,3021,476
Iraq2671:131,1673,591
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Yemen1431:184,7928,228
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France51:13,284,544357,392
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wens (1,306) may also be a first name.

Wens Last Name Facts

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

Wens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,102nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,099,764 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wens live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wens is also the 217,650th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,306 people.

The surname Wens is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,116 people, or 1 in 10,302. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Belgium Wens occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Wens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wens last name rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wens last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Wens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $42,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiens8914,676/
Weins891,526/
Weyns89746/
Weens89333/
Wense89282/
Wensh89198/
Weans8943/
Wenås8934/
Woens8915/
Wenæs8915/
Wenns892/
Wenss891/
Hwens890/
Wns8621/
Wensch80160/
Wiensz8055/
Weijns8041/
Wennås8026/
Wienss8023/
Wuenst8021/
Weinsz8013/
Weinås809/
Wesnæs805/
Whense804/
Wesnse802/
Weinsh802/
Weenås802/
Wenshe801/
Wensth801/
Wheyns801/
Weensh801/
Wensze801/
Weinns800/
Weinss800/
Weunns800/
Weesns800/
Wenz7511,095/
Bens755,213/
Wyns752,392/
Wins751,404/
Vens751,284/
Uens7584/
Wems7521/
Wnss755/
Wnsh754/
Hwns751/
Vwns751/
Wnsj751/
Wuensch73957/
Wiensch7399/
Wensche7320/
Weinsch7315/
Weunsch738/
Weems6713,993/
Viens676,542/
Beens671,911/
Wijns671,662/
Wenze671,541/
Wence671,240/
Benns671,171/
Wynns67703/
Bensz67624/
Weinz67622/
Huens67550/
Behns67550/
Wenje67530/
Wuensche67506/
Winns67441/
Venås67405/
Veens67372/
Wains67311/
Bensh67143/
Winse67111/
Vehns67102/
Wayns6791/
Wench6785/
Vense6769/
Winsz6739/
Venæs6735/
Wünst6734/
Winås6724/
Venst6720/
Wienz6717/
Ouens6716/
Wions6715/
Wienß6711/
Weenz677/
Benæs677/
Weinß675/
Bensø675/
Vensh674/
Whins673/
Wenzt672/
Weinsche672/
Winæs672/
Wymns671/
Weynz671/
Whensche671/
Veïns671/
Vensz671/
Winsø671/
Bensì671/
Venns670/
Winsh670/
Benss670/
Wihns670/
Woins670/
Uense670/
Woyns670/
Winss670/
Uhens670/
Wisns670/

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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 Wens
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