Wenskus Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenskus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenskus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany991:813,18659,527
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wenskus Last Name Facts

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

Wenskus occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenskus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenskus is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wenskus live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 813,186. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Wenskus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wenskus surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Wenskus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $41,108 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venskus86338/
Wenzkus8629/
Winskus8614/
Wanskus865/
Waensuksi754/
Winskas7137/
Vinskus7130/
Wanskys711/
Vynskus711/
Wansuksi67258/
Wansaksi67148/
Wonskies672/
Wonsuksi671/
Wainuskis63120/
Wansuksai635/
Wonisakos631/
Wansakisa631/
Wanisgaus630/
Wansgs621/
Waynauskas5918/
Wainauskis5912/
Wainauskas5910/
Wanssakass591/
Wannasuksai565/

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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
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  • 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 Wenskus
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