Wensis Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wensis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wensis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Wensis (66) may also be a first name.

Wensis Last Name Facts

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

Wensis occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensis? popularity and diffusion

Wensis is the 3,274,477th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Wensis occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Wensis reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 66 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Wensis is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 65 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 31 percent reside and Madang, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wensits9250/
Weinseis8611/
Wenses83103/
Wencis8340/
Bensis8310/
Vensis837/
Wengis831/
Weinseiss8012/
Wiencis77146/
Bensais7720/
Wenchis777/
Wensich776/
Wenzeis776/
Wuenses773/
Wencess771/
Bensies771/
Wensess770/
Wensyss770/
Benshish719/
Wennzess711/
Wiencisz711/
Wenzaise710/
Wences672,281/
Bengis67172/
Bensiz67143/
Vencis67138/
Venses6773/
Benses6724/
Wingis6715/
Wenges677/
Wensec677/
Wenzes676/
Vinsis676/
Wensez673/
Wincis672/
Winses672/
Bencis671/
Venjis671/
Wenjic671/
Winschies671/
Wengiz671/

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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 Wensis
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