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

Wealthy (Arabic: الثري) occurs most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wealthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wealthy is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Wealthy occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Wealthy are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Wealthy is also the 588,797th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 232 people.

The surname Wealthy is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Wealthy is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 20 percent live, Cheshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Wealthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wealthy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wealthy last name increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wealthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wealthy last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the 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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