Wenzel Surname

7,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wenzel Surname Definition:

(1) “Wreath of Fame” in Czech (Vjenecslawa). (2) Diminutive of Werner (q.v.).

Wenzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany56,1311:1,434109
United States16,0201:22,6252,842
Brazil1,7101:125,1904,742
Canada1,2701:29,0123,810
Austria8921:9,5461,242
Poland6981:54,4548,566
Australia5531:48,8176,085
France2631:252,55839,013
England2541:219,36218,571
Chile2311:76,2623,067
Denmark2221:25,4272,588
Switzerland1771:46,4016,308
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
Czechia1431:74,36012,495
Sweden1401:70,3345,307
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Argentina1131:378,26029,259
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Spain511:916,70735,562
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Hungary381:258,32320,391
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Peru351:908,11818,273
Norway341:151,24418,822
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Malta181:23,9041,289
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Luxembourg81:72,5686,124
Guam81:20,0153,029
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4051:35,7434,238

The alternate forms: Wenżel (1) & Wënzel (1) are calculated separately.

Wenzel (3,363) may also be a first name.

Wenzel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Wreath of Fame” in Czech (Vjenecslawa). (2) Diminutive of Werner (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Wenceslaw (wreath, fame).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wenzel Last Name Facts

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

Wenzel (Arabic: وينزل) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wenżel or Wënzel. Click here for other potential spellings of Wenzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenzel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,113th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,273 people. The last name Wenzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wenzel reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wenzel is also the 122,981st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,363 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 56,131 people, or 1 in 1,434. In Germany Wenzel is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Wenzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wenzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wenzel last name grew 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wenzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wenzel last name are 16.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.1% registered with the party.

The amount Wenzel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning €30,611 per year; in Norway they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning 344,173 kr per year; in Peru they earn 136.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,770 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.5% less than the national average, earning R 127,128 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenżel941/
Wënzel941/
Wentzel9216,976/
Wenzell92542/
Wenczel92357/
Wendzel92214/
Weinzel9225/
Wenzzel9224/
Woenzel922/
Hwenzel921/
Waenzel920/
Wenszel920/
Wenzl916,380/
Wnzel912/
Wentzell863,081/
Wenszell8666/
Wenthzel8610/
Wendzell862/
Wentziel862/
Weinziel862/
Wenddzel861/
Wenczell861/
Wiendzel861/
Wienzell860/
Wentrzel860/
Weinzell860/
Wentzzel860/
Wencel833,734/
Benzel832,308/
Wensel832,248/
Wengel831,675/
Venzel831,345/
Winzel8382/
Wienzl8347/
Wenjel8325/
Wentzl8318/
Wynzel8312/
Wenzeł837/
Wenzil835/
Wenzcl831/
Uenzel831/
Wenzelová80182/
Wouenzell8018/
Wenzelova803/
Wnzl801/
Venczel772,339/
Bentzel77586/
Wensell77269/
Wendjel77235/
Wenchel77153/
Winzell77135/
Ventzel7797/
Bendzel7788/
Woensel7750/
Benzell7745/
Wengiel7744/
Wentsel7729/
Weingel7722/
Wintzel7721/
Wengell7712/
Wengelå777/
Wesngel777/
Wencell773/
Wentcel772/
Vendzel771/
Wntzell771/
Wynzell771/
Winziel771/
Wengeld771/
Wenshel771/
Wentzll771/
Wentzil771/
Wiencel771/
Benczel771/
Wenczelová7535/
Wendzelová755/
Wendzelova751/
Venzl73256/
Benzl7351/
Winzl7312/
Wensl734/
Wintzell71153/
Weinshel71138/
Wenzlová71131/
Bendzsel7178/
Wenchell7152/
Wëntzell7110/
Wuenshel717/
Venczell713/
Wenzlova713/
Ventzell712/
Wenschel712/
Bentzell711/
Winszell711/
Weinezil711/
Wendchel711/
Wentsell711/
Vendzhel711/
Wenshell711/
Wentshel710/
Bengel672,720/
Bensel671,053/
Vencel67960/
Vensel67724/
Winsel67349/
Wuenschel67277/
Wensil67259/
Binzel67201/
Wincel67198/
Wingel67144/
Wencil67104/
Vengel67101/
Benzil6756/
Bencel6753/
Weinschel6750/
Wencelová6739/
Venszl6718/
Bünzel6717/
Winzil6714/
Ventzl6710/
Vänzel678/
Venzil674/
Wuensehel673/
Venzyl673/
Venţel673/
Venjel671/
Vinzel671/
Wencyl671/
Venzelová671/
Benzyl671/
Wenncl670/
Winxel670/
Wendshell670/
Wemsel670/

Wenzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wenzel in the Arabic language
وينزلwynzl-

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