Wenze Surname

255,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname

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

Wenze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3681:54,0066,504
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
China51:273,464,31313,838
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wenzé (1) are calculated separately.

Wenze (601) may also be a first name.

Wenze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenze (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻧﺰﻩ) is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant: Wenzé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 255,938th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,729,102 people. Wenze occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wenze are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 340,957th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 601 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 54,006. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wenze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wenze last name grew 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wenze last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.52% registered with the party.

The amount Wenze earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenzé931/
Wenzhe9114/
Wendze9113/
Wentze913/
Wenzie912/
Weinze911/
Wenzee911/
Wenzeh911/
Wenzet911/
Wensze911/
Wenzei911/
Wenzey910/
Wienze910/
Wenz8911,095/
Wnze891/
Wenzeis836/
Wenczeh833/
Wentzez831/
Wenzerr830/
Wenge803,200/
Benze801,538/
Wence801,240/
Weinz80622/
Wenje80530/
Wenza80377/
Wenzi80369/
Wense80282/
Winze80129/
Venze8041/
Wenzy8025/
Wienz8017/
Weenz807/
Wenzt802/
Uenze802/
Weynz801/
Wentzeis7710/
Wnz754/
Benzie731,841/
Hwenje73254/
Wendje73208/
Winzey7396/
Wentzy7374/
Wience7372/
Venzer7365/
Wenseh7364/
Winsze7363/
Wemnje7361/
Wiensz7355/
Ventze7355/
Benzee7354/
Wuence7353/
Venzie7352/
Wincze7348/
Weinzi7344/
Wendzi7341/
Wengeh7334/
Benzey7325/
Bentze7319/
Wenzhi7317/
Wehnge7314/
Windze7314/
Weinsz7313/
Ouenze7313/
Wenche739/
Wensie737/
Wengie737/
Hwenge736/
Venzes736/
Venzez736/
Vendze736/
Whense734/
Wensei733/
Wentse733/
Wensey732/
Whence732/
Benzeh732/
Wesnse732/
Wentje732/
Benzea732/
Wendse732/
Weance731/
Benxze731/
Whenje731/
Wencea731/
Wendzy731/
Wenshe731/
Wenzai731/
Vencze731/
Wiense731/
Whenge731/
Wenjed731/
Wendza731/
Wenged731/
Wengey731/
Wainze731/
Winzie731/
Bendze731/
Vwenge731/
Wengiz731/
Wensee731/
Uenzer731/
Wintze730/
Weince730/
Waence730/
Wenset730/
Wentzsche7127/
Wesnttzer710/
Benz6743,596/
Wens672,351/
Venz671,268/
Winz671,036/
Wentges67130/
Wenseth6742/
Winczer6720/
Wensche6720/
Wentser6712/
Venzher677/
Winzier676/
Weinezy674/
Wuhenge674/
Bnze674/
Wnza674/
Wuenche673/
Weinezi672/
Wouenzi672/
Wuencez672/
Wjnz672/
Ouenzer671/
Bendzie671/
Benncze671/
Wengest671/
Wengett671/
Wentjes671/
Wehnger671/
Wentche671/
Wengieh671/
Wayneze671/
Ventzer671/
Wouenge671/
Benzieh671/
Wemz671/
Wenchee671/
Wendges671/
Wnzp671/
Wnzy671/
Wnnz671/
Huenzer671/
Whnz670/
Wentset670/
Wennger670/
Weenger670/

Wenze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wenze in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻧﺰﻩwnzh-

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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 Wenze
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