Wensly Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Wensly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wensly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wensly (198) may also be a first name.

Wensly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wensly is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Wensly reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 644,447th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 198 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 33 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent live and Morobe, where 33 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wensley921,963/
Wenslay9212/
Weensly921/
Winsly8325/
Wensle8313/
Bensley772,982/
Winsley77605/
Benslay77108/
Wemsley775/
Vensley772/
Wenslai771/
Winnsly770/
Hwinsley711/
Windsley710/
Wenslich710/
Bensle679/
Wenzle676/
Bensli675/
Wencle671/
Winsle671/
Wenzli671/
Wincly670/
Wimsly670/

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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 Wensly
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