Woenckhaus Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Woenckhaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woenckhaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile381:463,59112,075
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Woenckhaus Last Name Facts

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

Woenckhaus is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Woenckhaus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woenckhaus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woenckhaus is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Woenckhaus reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 88 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequent in Chile, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 463,591. In Chile Woenckhaus is mostly found in: Los Ríos Region, where 34 percent reside, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 29 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Chile Woenckhaus is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Venezuela, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woenkhaus9511/
Wenkhaus8914/
Wönckhaus848/
Wuenkhaus842/
Wenckus82142/
Winkhaus78168/
Wunkhaus7854/
Wönkhaus7845/
Wünkhaus7842/
Wenkhous785/
Weinkaus783/
Wienkaus781/
Wenkus7556/
Wencus758/
Wuinkhaus744/
Beinkhaus741/
Wenkhouse740/
Venckus713,993/
Wongkas7172/
Waenkhu718/
Winkaus716/
Wiencus715/
Wenckos711/
Bunkhaus673/
Benkhous671/
Venckuss671/
Venckuse671/
Wenckies671/
Winkhous671/

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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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  • 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 Woenckhaus
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