Wenzke Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Wenzke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6451:124,81515,240
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wenzke Last Name Facts

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

Wenzke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenzke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 409,546th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. Wenzke is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wenzke are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 124,815. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Wenzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wenzke are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Wenzke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $40,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentzke92134/
Wenzker926/
Wienzke921/
Wenzk913/
Wentzkie860/
Venzke832,268/
Wenske831,975/
Wencke83129/
Wenzky8380/
Wenzka8321/
Benzke8317/
Wenzki836/
Winzke831/
Wiencke771,258/
Ventzke77363/
Wentzky77169/
Wensker77100/
Winzker7772/
Wenszky7747/
Wenszka7721/
Wentzki7715/
Wenczka777/
Weinske772/
Wenscke771/
Wienske771/
Wintzke771/
Wenskey770/
Venzk733/
Benzk731/
Wuenscke711/
Wenskoey710/
Venske671,740/
Wenski67577/
Wencki67447/
Wensky67253/
Benske67160/
Winske67117/
Wencka6793/
Wenska6742/
Wincke6719/
Venzky6716/
Vencke6711/
Wüncke673/
Wyncke672/
Vinzke671/
Wendrzcki671/
Venzki671/
Wuensk671/

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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 Wenzke
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