Wentz Surname

36,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wentz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,2051:32,3484,040
Brazil1,6331:131,0934,988
Germany9531:84,47610,656
Canada1521:242,40523,093
France1121:593,06078,954
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Austria511:166,96921,809
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Sweden221:447,58032,003
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9811:25,3503,129

Wentz (43) may also be a first name.

Wentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentz (Arabic: لينتز) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wentz.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wentz is the 36,676th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 506,889 people. Wentz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wentz reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 43 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 11,205 people, or 1 in 32,348. In The United States Wentz is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Wentz occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Wentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wentz last name increased 566 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wentz last name are 22.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.01% registered with the party.

The amount Wentz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $45,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weintz91736/
Wientz913/
Wentze913/
Woentz912/
Wendtz912/
Waentz911/
Wuentz911/
Wenz8911,095/
Wheintz830/
Wintz802,215/
Ventz80166/
Wents80104/
Wencz8058/
Wöntz8025/
Wienz8017/
Uentz8010/
Weenz807/
Wendz805/
Wemtz803/
Wentc801/
Wnz754/
Huentz73132/
Ventze7355/
Wiendz7316/
Bendtz7316/
Venstz7312/
Waents738/
Wintsz735/
Wiencz734/
Vientz733/
Wentse733/
Benthz732/
Beentz731/
Waintz731/
Whintz731/
Wentch731/
Wintrz731/
Wintzs730/
Wenths730/
Wendts730/
Wintze730/
Wentzsche7127/
Venz671,268/
Winz671,036/
Wenc67999/
Wentsch67216/
Wnzs673/
Bntz671/
Wnts671/
Wntc671/
Wnnz671/
Wentche671/
Whnz670/

Wentz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wentz in the Arabic language
لينتزlyntz-

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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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  • 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 Wentz
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