Wents Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wents Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wents Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France911:729,92091,032
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Wents Last Name Facts

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

Wents is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wents? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wents are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 729,920. In France Wents is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 95 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 2 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent are found. Other than France this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Wents Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wents has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wents surname contracted 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wents Last Name Statistics demography

Wents earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waents918/
Wentse913/
Wendts910/
Wenths910/
Wnts891/
Wentsch83216/
Wentz8014,377/
Bents802,319/
Vents80408/
Wints8013/
Wentc801/
Wencs801/
Wntse801/
Wends800/
Weintz73736/
Bentås7324/
Vendts7318/
Ventts7318/
Bennts7315/
Wintsz735/
Wintse735/
Wentze733/
Wientz733/
Woentz732/
Wendse732/
Wendtz732/
Waentz731/
Wiends731/
Wentch731/
Wuentz731/
Wintzs730/
Wintsh730/
Wentzsche7127/
Wenz6711,095/
Wenc67999/
Wintsch67564/
Ventsch6746/
Wüntsch6710/
Wendsch676/
Wnzs673/
Ouentse672/
Wntc671/
Wuendsh671/
Vnts671/
Wentche671/
Waintse671/
Beentts671/
Wuintts671/
Bnts670/
Wynetts670/
Wheintz670/
Benntts670/

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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 Wents
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