Wentinck Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Wentinck Surname User-submission:

The surname Wentink or Wentinck comes from the name of a farm in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Bearers of this surname most likely descend from a former owner or occupant of this farm.

Wentinck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wentinck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wentink or Wentinck comes from the name of a farm in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Bearers of this surname most likely descend from a former owner or occupant of this farm.

- bwentink

Wentinck Last Name Facts

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

Wentinck is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentinck? popularity and diffusion

Wentinck is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wentinck live; 71 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Wentinck is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,335,732. In Argentina Wentinck is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 97 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 3 percent reside. Other than Argentina this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wentink932,378/
Wentin8654/
Wntink861/
Wenting80914/
Wenthin8035/
Wintink8032/
Wendtin8011/
Woentin807/
Wentind801/
Ventink800/
Wentenk800/
Waenthin7566/
Weanting751/
Wendting750/
Wentting750/
Whenting750/
Wenthing750/
Wenten714,195/
Bentin71841/
Ventin71728/
Wintin71175/
Wyntin7124/
Uentin713/
Benting673,136/
Winthin6770/
Wenthen6765/
Ventina6750/
Venting6749/
Wänting6710/
Winting6710/
Vientin679/
Bendtin675/
Vaentin673/
Vention671/
Wenteng671/
Wentaen671/
Wintien671/
Benttin671/
Winttin670/

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