Wentzlau Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Wentzlau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wentzlau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wentzlau Last Name Facts

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

Wentzlau is most common in Denmark. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentzlau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. Wentzlau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wentzlau reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 144,736. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 69 percent live, Region Zealand, where 15 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 47 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenzlau93206/
Wenclau802/
Wenzlawe7549/
Venclau672/
Bentzley63105/
Venzella632/
Winzlawe631/
Wendzillo5913/
Bendzella591/
Ventslash591/
Venzlů575/
Wencley5314/
Winzley532/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wentzlau
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