Wenzi Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

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

Wenzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Kenya551:839,63532,298
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

Wenzi (1,300) may also be a first name.

Wenzi Last Name Facts

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

Wenzi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻨﺰﻱ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Wénzi. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenzi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 770,644th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wenzi are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,222nd most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 1,300 people.

Wenzi is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Wenzi Last Name Statistics demography

Wenzi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.6% less than the national average, earning R 36,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wénzi931/
Weinzi9144/
Wendzi9141/
Wenzhi9117/
Wenzie912/
Wenzai911/
Wenzei911/
Wenzeis836/
Weinezi832/
Wouenzi832/
Benzi806,914/
Wenze801,541/
Venzi801,077/
Wengi80729/
Wenza80377/
Wensi80240/
Wenji8081/
Winzi8029/
Wenzy8025/
Wenci808/
Wenxi807/
Uenzi801/
Wenzé801/
Wendzich7764/
Wentzeis7710/
Wouendzi771/
Benzie731,841/
Benzzi73547/
Wendji73423/
Benzai73285/
Wentzy7374/
Benczi7373/
Venzie7352/
Venczi7343/
Wencai7338/
Weingi7331/
Wenchi7318/
Wenzhe7314/
Wendze7313/
Wensih7311/
Wenshi7310/
Windzi739/
Ouenzi739/
Wienci738/
Wensie737/
Wengie737/
Wintzi735/
Wensei733/
Wentze733/
Bendzi733/
Wainzi733/
Venzhi732/
Wenjui732/
Beenzi732/
Whenji732/
Wenjih732/
Hwnzai732/
Benzhi732/
Weinze731/
Wendzy731/
Wenzee731/
Wenzeh731/
Wenzet731/
Venszi731/
Wengia731/
Wendza731/
Weensi731/
Ventzi731/
Venzzi731/
Winzie731/
Weangi731/
Wensui731/
Wencui731/
Wengiz731/
Wensze731/
Weanci730/
Wenzey730/
Wienze730/
Wensits6750/
Venzais6710/
Weindji6710/
Bendzhi677/
Wenchis677/
Winzier676/
Wnji676/
Weinezy674/
Ventzis674/
Wnza674/
Wenczeh673/
Wenchih672/
Wuencez672/
Wenchai672/
Wngi672/
Hwinzai671/
Bendzie671/
Hwendji671/
Wengieh671/
Waensai671/
Windzie671/
Benzieh671/
Wentzez671/
Wnze671/
Wnzy671/
Wnsi671/
Wenship670/
Wenzerr670/

Wenzi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wenzi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﻨﺰﻱwynzy-

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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 Wenzi
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