Wensten Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Wensten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wensten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wensten (10) may also be a first name.

Wensten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wensten is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wensten are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wensten is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

Wensten is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 80 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside. Beside The United States Wensten exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Wensten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wensten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wensten last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wensten Last Name Statistics demography

Wensten earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinsten9339/
Wennsten9330/
Weinstien8862/
Wienstien886/
Weinsteen881/
Winsten86263/
Bensten8663/
Wenstin861/
Vensten860/
Wnstn831/
Bennsten8029/
Vennsten8025/
Weinstin8015/
Wainsten8011/
Winstien807/
Winsteen801/
Winstend801/
Whinsten801/
Benstenn800/
Winstn771/
Vienstien750/
Vinsten7161/
Winstin7149/
Winstén7116/
Benstin716/
Wemstem711/
Wimsten710/
Bynsten710/
Vinsteen6712/
Vinstien671/
Winstind671/
Wainstin671/
Wijnstijn636/
Wainsztin631/
Vincten571/
Binshtyn531/

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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 Wensten
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