Wentsch Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wentsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wentsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wentsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wentsch occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wentsch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wentsch live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wentsch is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 439,921. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 89 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Wentsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wentsch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wentsch surname increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wentsch Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wentsch earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wentch921/
Wentzsche8827/
Wintsch86564/
Ventsch8646/
Wüntsch8610/
Wendsch866/
Wentche861/
Wenth83170/
Wents83104/
Wench8385/
Wentc831/
Wendsche8051/
Wintsche8017/
Wuendsch8011/
Wenthe77631/
Wintch77234/
Bentch77176/
Wuench7774/
Wendth7753/
Weinch7723/
Wenche779/
Waents778/
Wentse773/
Weunth771/
Wendts770/
Wennch770/
Wenths770/
Wintsh770/
Went734,256/
Wenc73999/
Wnts731/
Wntc731/
Wündsch71102/
Windsch7120/
Wintche7118/
Wuenche713/
Bintsch711/
Wuendsh711/
Weinech710/
Venstch710/
Wendt6762,797/
Wentz6714,377/
Winch6711,713/
Bench675,956/
Wente672,490/
Bents672,319/
Vents67408/
Venth67187/
Wentt67120/
Wienc6794/
Wencz6758/
Wynch6742/
Wünch6727/
Winth6723/
Wints6713/
Wendh6711/
Wntht674/
Wentd673/
Vench673/
Waent671/
Wintc671/
Wemnt671/
Wencs671/
Wennt671/
Wient671/
Wointche671/
Wntse671/
Wends670/
Wuent670/

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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 Wentsch
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