Wente Surname

172,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wente Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.

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Wente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5331:236,43822,681
Germany8181:98,41712,232
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France61:11,070,454349,096
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Wente (66) may also be a first name.

Wente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.

Henry de la Wente, Suffolk, 1275. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen ad le Wente, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William atte Wend, rector of Scoulton, Norfolk, 1368: History of Norfolk.

Hugo de Went, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Went, 1379: ibid.

John atte Wend, of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1381: History of Norfolk.

1664. Buried — Moses Went, a youth that belonged to my Lord Bishop of London's house: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1807. Married — William Went and Sarah Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Passage, Alley, or Crossway [Dialectal and Middle English went(e; from Old English wendan, to turn, to go] Henry de la Wente.—Hundred Rolls Is thorugh a goter [gutter] by a privë wente Into my chaumbre come...—Chaucer, Trail. & Cris., iii. 787-8.

Went, a way; as, 'at the four wents’, i.e. at the meeting of the four ways.—Pegge, Kenticisms (1735).

Went, a crossway.—Parish, Dict. Suss. Dialectal (1875).

Wents, narrow lanes in Cockermouth, Workington, and other towns.—Dickinson, Cumbd. Gloss. (1878).

Between the Tower and the river at one time was a passage which led into the churchyard... this passage became a street, and is now Prison Weint.— Stonehouse, Streets of L'pool (1869), p. 16.

The Yorks river-name Went(e (v. under Wandsworth) has prob. had no surnominal influence.

Cp. Wend(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wente Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wente occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wente? popularity and diffusion

It is the 172,724th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,926,725 people. The surname Wente occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wente live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,533 people, or 1 in 236,438. In The United States Wente is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wente has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wente surname grew 952 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wente last name are 18.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Wente earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wendte91400/
Wentet9122/
Wentez917/
Wenteh913/
Wentje912/
Wentee911/
Wented911/
Whente910/
Wentie910/
Wentte910/
Wiente910/
Went894,256/
Whentee839/
Wentter833/
Weantee831/
Wentieh831/
Wienteu831/
Wwenter831/
Wendted830/
Whenthe830/
Wendt8062,797/
Vente806,265/
Bente804,321/
Wenta803,503/
Wenti80663/
Weant80656/
Whent80413/
Winte80250/
Wenth80170/
Wentt80120/
Wenty80109/
Weint8010/
Wentd803/
Wemnt801/
Wemte801/
Wennt801/
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Waent801/
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Wntie801/
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Wuent800/
Weinette7713/
Wnt756/
Venter7392,841/
Viente73515/
Bentea73227/
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Wenndt73164/
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Benthe73136/
Venteu7388/
Bentey7374/
Bentei7371/
Wendth7353/
Waenti7337/
Wintje7325/
Ventje7322/
Wintie7319/
Weindt7316/
Ventie7315/
Wentha7313/
Ventez7313/
Uentes738/
Windte738/
Venthe735/
Wentai735/
Wainte734/
Wendtt734/
Beente734/
Wendta734/
Bentte733/
Winthe733/
Huente733/
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Wyntje733/
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Wendtz732/
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Waynte731/
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Weunth731/
Wenddt731/
Wentch731/
Ventte731/
Wuendt731/
Bennte731/
Wemtei731/
Vaente731/
Uenteh731/
Wyntez731/
Woynte731/
Whenti731/
Wienta731/
Hwenti731/
Wiendt730/
Ventet730/
Whendt730/
Uenter730/
Wenths730/
Wintee730/
Wehent730/
Wentiz730/
Wendts730/
Wint6729,868/
Bent6723,898/
Vent672,609/
Wend671,580/
Wentsch67216/
Wijntje67118/
Wnti6759/
Wynette6752/
Wynt6719/
Wenehed6716/
Wentová6714/
Benntte6711/
Ventesh679/
Benthei678/
Winterø677/
Whintey677/
Wänt677/
Bnte676/
Benthey674/
Venther673/
Uent673/
Venthea672/
Ouentes672/
D'Wentt672/
Wemt672/
Benntee671/
Benthea671/
Winntte671/
Winteys671/
Weinett671/
Ventess671/
Ventter671/
Waintea671/
Huenter671/
Huentes671/
Weeneth671/
Venthey671/
Wintije671/
Wointeh671/
Behnteh671/
Wntp671/
Wnts671/
Wyntter671/
Hwnt671/
Benttey670/
Windtee670/
Winteet670/
Wynteer670/
Wintees670/

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