Wentscher Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wentscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wentscher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentscher occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wentscher are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wentscher is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Namibia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wuentscher951/
Wentcher943/
Wentzsche8927/
Wüntscher8913/
Wintscher892/
Wendscher891/
Wencher8834/
Wentser8812/
Wentche881/
Wendscheer841/
Wendsche8251/
Wintsche8217/
Bentsche8216/
Wintcher8211/
Wuencher821/
Wencer8011/
Wenche809/
Wentse803/
Wndscheer781/
Wuencsche781/
Wincher75160/
Bencher75120/
Wintche7518/
Vencher7512/
Wentzer7511/
Ventser757/
Wuenche753/
Bentser752/
Wenchee751/
Bentshe751/
Bentche751/
Wencerz751/
Bntcher751/
Wyncher751/
Wintcer751/
Wiencer751/
Wentset750/
Vintschger7411/
Wence711,240/
Wentseis7136/
Weincier717/
Wentzier711/
Wntse711/
Wiencerz711/
Bentschy710/
Wincherr710/
Wendscheová701/
Vencer671,071/
Bentse67440/
Benche67250/
Wiencierz67226/
Wincer67127/
Venche67100/
Wience6772/
Wuence6753/
Winche6747/
Wenzer6743/
Wenchi6718/
Wenzhe6714/
Wynche677/
Wintse675/
Wentze673/
Wendse672/
Wintshire671/
Wencea671/
Wyncer671/
Bentce671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wentscher
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