Wenæs Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wenæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Wens (2,351) are calculated separately.

Wenæs Last Name Facts

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

Wenæs is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Wens. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenæs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wenæs live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Wenæs is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 85 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Wenæs Last Name Statistics demography

Wenæs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning 315,479 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wens962,351/
Wesnæs915/
Wiens8014,676/
Weins801,526/
Weyns80746/
Weens80333/
Wense80282/
Wensh80198/
Weans8043/
Venæs8035/
Wenås8034/
Woens8015/
Benæs807/
Wenns802/
Winæs802/
Wenss801/
Hwens800/
Wns7521/
Wensch73160/
Wiensz7355/
Weijns7341/
Wennås7326/
Wienss7323/
Wuenst7321/
Weinsz7313/
Wisnæs7312/
Weinås739/
Bennæs737/
Winnæs735/
Whense734/
Weenås732/
Weinsh732/
Wesnse732/
Wheyns731/
Weensh731/
Wensze731/
Wensth731/
Wenshe731/
Weesns730/
Weunns730/
Weinss730/
Weinns730/
Wenz6711,095/
Bens675,213/
Wyns672,392/
Wins671,404/
Vens671,284/
Wuensch67957/
Wiensch6799/
Uens6784/
Winnæss6774/
Wems6721/
Wensche6720/
Weinsch6715/
Weunsch678/
Wnss675/
Wnsh674/
Hwns671/
Vwns671/
Wnsj671/

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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 Wenæs
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