Wentley Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wentley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wentley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentley is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Wentley is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Wentley reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 78 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live and Northern Cape, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Wentley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wentley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wentley surname expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wentley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wentley last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the party.

The amount Wentley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.13% more than the national average, earning R 487,476 per year and in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whentley931/
Wentle9211/
Wently924/
Bentley8693,188/
Ventley866/
Wintley862/
Wemtley860/
Bentlley803/
Bentleye803/
Benthley802/
Beentley801/
Wendtler801/
Benttley800/
Wenthler800/
Wintle773,256/
Bentle77557/
Ventle7733/
Wentli772/
Vently772/
Wyntle771/
Wemtle771/
Wintly770/
D'Bentley751/
Bintley71132/
Ventler7114/
Bentlay715/
Whintly715/
Bentlei714/
Wintlee711/
Bentluy711/
Bentlly711/
Bentleu711/
Whintle711/
Bentlej711/
Uentles711/
Wintles710/
Huentler672/
Wentladt672/
Ventllie671/
Ventilly671/
Wentlaud671/
Wentella671/
Bntle671/
Bentelle670/
Ventlett670/

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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 Wentley
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