Wenziker Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wenziker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenziker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wenziker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenziker is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenziker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wenziker reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 178,542. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 37 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 35 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 17 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenciker8832/
Wnzicker880/
Benziker880/
Uenzeicker780/
Benzeker756/
Benzikir750/
Bensiker750/
Benchiker71162/
Wendzicki7163/
Wensicher710/
Benziki672/
Bencike671/
Wuensecker671/
Venzika671/

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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
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  • 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 Wenziker
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