Wänke Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Wänke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Wänke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wänke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wänke has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wänke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wänke is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wänke reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Thuringia, where 27 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 33 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wähnke | 91 | 18 | / |
| Wnke | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wänk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wenke | 80 | 4,482 | / |
| Winke | 80 | 1,006 | / |
| Bänke | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wynke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wängåker | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wänkeová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wnk | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wienke | 73 | 4,265 | / |
| Weinke | 73 | 801 | / |
| Winkes | 73 | 451 | / |
| Winkey | 73 | 413 | / |
| Wengke | 73 | 322 | / |
| Winkie | 73 | 237 | / |
| Wencke | 73 | 129 | / |
| Wehnke | 73 | 110 | / |
| Wingke | 73 | 58 | / |
| Waenke | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bähnke | 73 | 36 | / |
| Woinke | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wincke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wünker | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wainke | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wöhnke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Winkeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wüncke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wenkeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wyncke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wyneke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wenkeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenkez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whenke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwenke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wynkie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wenkie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winkee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wenked | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weenke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wenkey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wenk | 67 | 9,747 | / |
| Wink | 67 | 9,501 | / |
| Wiencke | 67 | 1,258 | / |
| Wijnker | 67 | 546 | / |
| Wehncke | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wynk | 67 | 116 | / |
| Winkett | 67 | 113 | / |
| Weincke | 67 | 46 | / |
| Weineke | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wingkee | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wenåker | 67 | 22 | / |
| Winckes | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hwnk | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waehnke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wöhncke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wäng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Winkhet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wnkh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Winnker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Winkher | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wingkei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wnka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wngk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wnki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wnqk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Winkeis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenkker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayneke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiennke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehnker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwinket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainkeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bähncke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wengket | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wennkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wnkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynkeep | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wänke
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