Wenyss Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wenyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wenyss Last Name Facts

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

Wenyss occurs most in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenyss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenyss is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wenyss are found; 75 percent are found in Australasia and 75 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 83 percent are found and New South Wales, where 17 percent are found. Other than Australia Wenyss occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weinyss920/
Weness8366/
Weniss830/
Wenyts830/
Weny80657/
Wenness779/
Weiness772/
Wesness770/
Weyness770/
Wenyi73724/
Wenes73320/
Venys73298/
Wenis73118/
Benys73110/
Weney7380/
Weiny7357/
Wonys7329/
Wenoy731/
Wheny731/
Weineiss719/
Weanness711/
Veness671,788/
Wyness671,261/
Winess67718/
Beniss67657/
Wehnes67582/
Wennes67208/
Beness67201/
Benysh6764/
Wenesz6746/
Wienes6743/
Benays6739/
Waniss6738/
Weines6736/
Weeney6731/
Wegnes6716/
Waness6712/
Veniss6710/
Wenish6710/
Whenny677/
Weisny676/
Weynes675/
Wheney674/
Beinys674/
Venyos673/
Whenyo672/
Weenes672/
Winiss672/
Wenaya672/
Wejnäs672/
Benoys671/
Wenies671/
Wennis671/
Weaney671/
Whenes671/
Weunes671/
Wengoy671/
Wengey671/
Wehnyi671/
Weanyt671/
Weenis671/
Weiney671/
Beneys671/
Waenes671/
Whenis670/
Wenesh670/
Wenist670/
Wesnis670/

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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 Wenyss
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