Wenseslaus Surname
Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname
Wenseslaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,027 | 1:51,550 | 5,719 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wenseslaus (1,768) may also be a first name.
Wenseslaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenseslaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wenseslaus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wenseslaus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenseslaus? popularity and diffusion
Wenseslaus is the 345,633rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,881,535 people. The last name Wenseslaus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wenseslaus reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wenseslaus is also the 181,997th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,768 people.
The surname Wenseslaus is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,027 people, or 1 in 51,550. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 35 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 26 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenseslas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wenceslaus | 90 | 1,817 | / |
| Wenseslous | 90 | 32 | / |
| Wenzeslaus | 90 | 11 | / |
| Wensislaus | 90 | 8 | / |
| Venseslaus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wencheslaus | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wenceslas | 84 | 1,332 | / |
| Venseslas | 84 | 4 | / |
| Wenceslus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wensislus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Winceslaus | 80 | 22 | / |
| Venceslaus | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wencislaus | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wencesleus | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wenceslous | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wenceslaas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wenceslass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vensceslas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wincheslaus | 76 | 1,065 | / |
| Wenchislaus | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wencheslous | 76 | 1 | / |
| Venceslas | 74 | 590 | / |
| Winceslas | 74 | 2 | / |
| Wenceslos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vensaslas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wenceslosh | 70 | 14 | / |
| Vencislaus | 70 | 8 | / |
| Wincislaus | 70 | 5 | / |
| Venceslass | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wenzyslous | 70 | 1 | / |
| Winchislaus | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Venchesslas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinceslas | 63 | 218 | / |
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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 Wenseslaus
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