Wentker Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wentker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2281:353,09434,155
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wentker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Wentker reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 353,094. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent reside, Bavaria, where 4 percent reside and Hamburg, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany Wentker exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Wentker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wentker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wentker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wentker last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wentker earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.89% more than the national average, earning $62,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ventker86407/
Wendker86116/
Wientke8655/
Wintker864/
Wendtke862/
Wentcher803/
Bentke77166/
Wentka7712/
Ventke771/
Wintcer711/
Wentche711/
Windker710/
Wintcher6711/
Bentkjær674/
Bendke621,431/
Ventka6218/
Wendki621/
Wintche5718/
Bendkir574/
Bendkhe571/
Wendkai571/
Windkey571/

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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 Wentker
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