Wentzell Surname

144,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wentzell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,5461:23,8333,243
United States1,3101:276,68625,860
England661:844,21344,691
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

The alternate forms: Wëntzell (10) are calculated separately.

Wentzell (23) may also be a first name.

Wentzell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentzell is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wëntzell. For other potential spellings of Wentzell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentzell? popularity and diffusion

Wentzell is the 144,236th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,365,318 people. The last name Wentzell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wentzell live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wentzell is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 1,546 people, or 1 in 23,833. In Canada Wentzell is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 61 percent are found, Ontario, where 16 percent are found and Alberta, where 9 percent are found. Barring Canada Wentzell exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Wentzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wentzell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wentzell surname grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wentzell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wentzell surname are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Wentzell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.42% more than the national average, earning R 364,596 per year; in United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $44,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wëntzell9610/
Wentzel9316,976/
Wenzell93542/
Wentzll931/
Wntzell931/
Wintzell88153/
Wenthzel8810/
Weintzel884/
Ventzell882/
Wentziel882/
Wendzell882/
Wenczell881/
Wentsell881/
Bentzell881/
Wentzzel880/
Wentrzel880/
Wienzell880/
Wenzel8679,843/
Wentzl8618/
Bentzel80586/
Wenczel80357/
Wendzel80214/
Winzell80135/
Ventzel8097/
Wentsel8029/
Wenzzel8024/
Wintzel8021/
Wencell803/
Woenzel802/
Wentcel802/
Wentzil801/
Wynzell801/
Hwenzel801/
Waenzel800/
Wenzl776,380/
Wnzel772/
Wenchell7552/
Venczell753/
Wiendzel751/
Wenddzel751/
Wentshel750/
Bentsell750/
Wencel713,734/
Venzel711,345/
Winzel7182/
Wynzel7112/
Ventzl7110/
Wenzeł717/
Wenzil715/
Uenzel711/
Wënzel711/
Wendshell710/
Wintchell710/
Venczel672,339/
Ventsel67922/
Wenchel67153/
Bentsel67101/
Bendzel6788/
Wincell6774/
Vintzel6772/
Wenczelová6735/
Vencell6717/
Wendzelová675/
Bentcel671/
Vendzel671/
Wnzl671/
Winziel671/
Vinzell671/
Wendzelova671/
Wiencel671/
Wyncell671/
Benczel671/
Wintsel670/

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