Wentsch Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wentsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wentsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wentsch occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wentsch are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 439,921. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 89 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Wentsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wentsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wentsch surname expanded 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wentsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wentsch surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Wentsch earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentch921/
Wentzsche8827/
Wintsch86564/
Ventsch8646/
Wüntsch8610/
Wendsch866/
Wentche861/
Wenth83170/
Wents83104/
Wench8385/
Wentc831/
Wendsche8051/
Wintsche8017/
Wuendsch8011/
Wenthe77631/
Wintch77234/
Bentch77176/
Wuench7774/
Wendth7753/
Weinch7723/
Wenche779/
Waents778/
Wentse773/
Weunth771/
Wendts770/
Wennch770/
Wenths770/
Wintsh770/
Went734,256/
Wenc73999/
Wnts731/
Wntc731/
Wündsch71102/
Windsch7120/
Wintche7118/
Wuenche713/
Bintsch711/
Wuendsh711/
Weinech710/
Venstch710/
Wendt6762,797/
Wentz6714,377/
Winch6711,713/
Bench675,956/
Wente672,490/
Bents672,319/
Vents67408/
Venth67187/
Wentt67120/
Wienc6794/
Wencz6758/
Wynch6742/
Wünch6727/
Winth6723/
Wints6713/
Wendh6711/
Wntht674/
Wentd673/
Vench673/
Waent671/
Wintc671/
Wemnt671/
Wencs671/
Wennt671/
Wient671/
Wointche671/
Wntse671/
Wends670/
Wuent670/

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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 Wentsch
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