Wealth Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wealth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wealth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2381:744,29733,840
England51:11,143,612252,590
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wealth (1,488) may also be a first name.

Wealth Last Name Facts

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

Wealth is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wealth.

How Common Is The Last Name Wealth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,014,722nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Wealth occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wealth live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wealth is also the 201,616th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 1,488 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 21 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Wealth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wealth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wealth last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whealth924/
Walth91664/
Welth9134/
Wealt914/
Welthe8319/
Walthe833/
Wealte832/
Wealtz831/
Walths831/
Wellth831/
Wealet831/
Weilth831/
Walt804,266/
Welt801,814/
Waltsch774/
Waulthe771/
Welte736,288/
Waldt73955/
Weldt73945/
Walte73345/
Weald73104/
Wielt7389/
Wehlt7341/
Wilth7328/
Bealt7319/
Waldh7318/
Waltt736/
Waltå736/
Wleth735/
Wault733/
Whalt732/
Valth731/
Wailt731/
Wellt731/
Wahlt731/
Wallt731/
Weult731/
Hwalt731/
Weilt730/
Weltd730/
Woelt730/
Wheatlet711/
Wellet67267/
Wieldt6772/
Wehlte6741/
Wallte676/
Wahlte675/
Wealgy673/
Wallts673/
Wilthe673/
Wellte672/
Valthe672/
Walltz672/
Waltte672/
Weildt671/
Watltz671/
Vealte671/
Waltts671/
Wahalt671/
Woeldt671/
D'Walt671/
Veilth671/
Wealed671/
Wayalt671/
Weldte670/
Vehalt670/
Waldts670/
Wealds670/
Wlleth670/
Waalts670/
Whelts670/
Weilte670/
Waults670/
Vaulth670/

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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 Wealth
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