Wenzel is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wenzel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Descendant of Wenceslaw meaning "wreath, fame".

How popular is Wenzel?

Wenzel is common in Germany, United States, Brazil, Canada, Austria, Poland, Australia, France, England, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Czechia, Sweden, Thailand, Argentina.

Wenzel is ranked 7116 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wenzel bearers increased by 0.55 per cent in 2010 US census to 11432 since 2000, the surname slipped by 259 spots and ranked at 3159. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.49 96.64
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.42
Others 1.16 1.01
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.68 0.44
Black 0.34 0.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23 0.28
Wenzel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies its Germany provenence. Around 79841 person has been found who wears Wenzel as their family name. Wenzel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wenzel:
109 Germany56,131
2,842 United States16,018
Countries with thousands of Wenzel:
4,743 Brazil1,710
3,810 Canada1,270
Countries with hundreds of Wenzel:
1,242 Austria892
8,566 Poland698
6,085 Australia553
39,013 France263
18,571 England254
3,067 Chile231
2,588 Denmark222
6,308 Switzerland177
16,062 Netherlands171
12,495 Czechia143
5,307 Sweden140
105,836 Thailand113
29,259 Argentina113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,324 Mexico73
15,212 Slovakia68
54,178 South Africa68
35,562 Spain51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,364 Uruguay42
80,856 Italy41
20,391 Hungary38
15,451 New Zealand36
18,273 Peru35
18,822 Norway34
48,667 Belgium23
4,957 Paraguay23
20,059 Venezuela20
1,289 Malta18
13,576 Wales14
17,291 Scotland13
17,636 Ecuador11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
94,851 Papua New Guinea9
3,029 Guam8
618 Liechtenstein8
6,124 Luxembourg8
47,869 Japan7
11,702 China6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

28 years old farmer Peter Wenzel who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 18, 1852 by John Merrick put out from London. Adam Wenzel, aged 34, Anna-Maria Wenzel, aged 11, Catharina Wenzel, aged 29, Clodia Wenzel, 5 years old Elisabeth Wenzel, 10 months old Eva Wenzel, Frank Wenzel, aged 3, Margaretha Wenzel, aged 37, and 1299 other Wenzel around 36.53% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and saddler, carpenter, tailor, clerk, laborer, shoemaker, servant, miner, blacksmith, tanner, joiner, peasant, weaver, printer, daughter, butcher, tinker, smith, mechanic, painter, glazier, milliner, miller, engineer, sailor, baker, gardener, barber, pot maker, cigar maker, musician, undefined code, brewer, mason, bricklayer, locksmith, tourist, teacher, watchmaker, student, furrier migrated to US.

Wenzel Namesakes

  • Carl Friedrich Wenzel, German chemist and metallurgist
  • Joseph W. Wenzel, American argumentation and rhetorical scholar
  • Eberhard Wenzel, public health researcher
  • Hanni Wenzel, former alpine ski racer
  • Brian Wenzel, Australian Logie Award-winning character actor and comedian
  • RenĂ© Wenzel, Danish cycle racing coach, working as a consultant
  • Andreas Wenzel, former World Cup alpine ski racer
  • Timo Wenzel, German football former player and manager of 1

Wenzel Namesakes

  • Carl Friedrich Wenzel, German chemist and metallurgist
  • Joseph W. Wenzel, American argumentation and rhetorical scholar
  • Eberhard Wenzel, public health researcher
  • Hanni Wenzel, former alpine ski racer
  • Brian Wenzel, Australian Logie Award-winning character actor and comedian
  • RenĂ© Wenzel, Danish cycle racing coach, working as a consultant
  • Andreas Wenzel, former World Cup alpine ski racer
  • Timo Wenzel, German football former player and manager of 1

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