Wenye Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wenye (301) may also be a first name.

Wenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenye occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wenye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wenye reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 507,810th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 301 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Not including The DR Congo Wenye is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.

Wenye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wenye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wenye surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwenye91120/
Wenyie9114/
Wenjye911/
Wenyeha832/
Whenyee831/
Wenje80530/
Benye80309/
Wenya80244/
Wegne8046/
Wenie8036/
Winye8034/
Wenhe8013/
Venye805/
Wynye801/
Wegnez73267/
Hwenje73254/
Wenyaa73172/
Wenjie73159/
Weanie7375/
Hwenya7374/
Benyhe7371/
Wanyeh7344/
Wengeh7334/
Benyeh7317/
Wonyeh7316/
Weenie7315/
Benyea7314/
Wehnge7314/
Hwenge736/
Wonnye732/
Benyey732/
Whenje731/
Vwenge731/
Uhenye731/
Wenjed731/
Wengey731/
Wenyha731/
Venyee731/
Wenyio731/
Venyey731/
Venyes731/
Wenyui731/
Whenie731/
Weigne731/
Wienie731/
Benjye731/
Whennie6736/
Wenyaha6722/
Weignez6714/
Venyieh678/
Wanaiye676/
Wegnesh674/
Wuhenge674/
Weynjes672/
Weinier671/
Weignet671/
Weigned671/
Houenye671/
Wengieh671/
Wegniez671/
Wannyeh671/
Wonaiye671/
Benaaye671/
Witnyer671/
Weinies670/
Wesnier670/

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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 Wenye
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