Wentink Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wentink 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.

Wentink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8661:9,0501,150
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Wentink 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.

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Wentink Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentink is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentink? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wentink is the 179,403rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wentink live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wentink is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,866 people, or 1 in 9,050. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 43 percent are found, North Holland, where 14 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Wentink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wentink has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wentink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wentink are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the party.

The amount Wentink earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.71% more than the national average, earning R 377,148 per year and in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentinck9345/
Wntink921/
Wenting86914/
Wintink8632/
Ventink860/
Wentenk860/
Weanting801/
Wendting800/
Wentting800/
Whenting800/
Wenthing800/
Benting713,136/
Venting7149/
Winting7110/
Wänting7110/
Wenteng711/
Wointing6710/
Wginting675/
Huenting671/
Ventiong671/
Wintings671/
Wainting671/
Ventting670/
Bnting624/
Bentng621/
Bünting57581/
Binting57329/
Benteng57283/
Vinting571/

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