Wenst Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wenst Last Name Facts

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

Wenst is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Wenst is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wenst reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Wenst is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 64 percent live, Hamburg, where 32 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live.

Wenst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenst last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenst Last Name Statistics demography

Wenst earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuenst9121/
Wensth911/
Wenstøp8316/
Winst8053/
Wünst8034/
Venst8020/
Wenzt802/
Benst801/
Weinscht772/
Winsth7333/
Venstz7312/
Wainst732/
Winnst731/
Huenst730/
Bnst67122/
Venstøp6723/
Wnct671/
Vnst671/
Binst60322/
Benzt601/
Vinsht552/
Vinsth552/
Wimstt551/

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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 Wenst
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