Wenster Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wenster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wenster (49) may also be a first name.

Wenster Last Name Facts

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

Wenster occurs most in Sweden. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenster is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wenster live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name globally, held by 49 people.

The surname Wenster is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Wenster is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 39 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside and Blekinge County, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Ecuador, where 2 percent reside.

Wenster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wenster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenster Last Name Statistics demography

Wenster earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wienster939/
Weinsteir881/
Winster86237/
Venster8656/
Benster8652/
Wünster861/
Bennster803/
Winsther802/
Beenster801/
Winsterd800/
Wainster800/
Winnster800/
Bnster771/
Winsteard751/
Vinster715/
Binster710/
Wimster710/
Veenstre671/
Winjterp671/
Winchter670/
Vincter575/

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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 Wenster
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