Wealthy Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Wealthy Surname Definition:

For Walthew, q.v.

Wealthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Wealthy (232) may also be a first name.

Wealthy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Walthew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prosperous, rich.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name found in Lower's Patronymica Britannica; perhaps the same as the name Walthew, the last syllable of which may be from deo, diu, a confidant, servant. See Singleday.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wealthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wealthy (Arabic: الثري) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wealthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wealthy is the 1,380,086th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Wealthy is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Wealthy reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 588,797th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 232 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Wealthy is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 20 percent are found, Cheshire, where 16 percent are found and Hampshire, where 12 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Wealthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wealthy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wealthy last name grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wealthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wealthy surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Wealthy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welthy9261/
Wealty9223/
Walthy925/
Whealty863/
Wealthi861/
Walthey860/
Welthey860/
Walty83207/
Whealtey801/
Waelty7778/
Balthy7756/
Wealti7751/
Welthe7719/
Welteh778/
Waltha777/
Whelty775/
Weltey774/
Walthe773/
Walthi772/
Wealte772/
Whalty772/
Waltey771/
Welthi771/
Weilty771/
Weltay771/
Wellty770/
Walthes71144/
Walthie7187/
Waltich7130/
Weltteh717/
Whaltey713/
Waulthe711/
Walthis711/
Balthay711/
Wealtei711/
Walthea711/
Balthey711/
Wahltey710/
Valthey710/
Welltey710/
Welte676,288/
Welti671,987/
Walta671,319/
Walti671,185/
Walte67345/
Wälty67249/
Walthuis67115/
Valty6787/
Waltheer6755/
Walteich6729/
Welté6710/
Waltisch671/
Weltî671/
Waltther671/
Walté671/
Waslther671/
Wwalther670/
Ualty670/

Wealthy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wealthy in the Arabic language
الثريalthry-

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