Wehlitz Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wehlitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehlitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Denmark151:376,31425,792
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wehlitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehlitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wehlitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehlitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Wehlitz is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wehlitz are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Saxony, where 18 percent live and Brandenburg, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Denmark, where 7 percent live.

Wehlitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wehlitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehlitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wehlitz are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Wehlitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welitz9212/
Wohlitz8685/
Weilitz8613/
Wihlitz861/
Wehletz860/
Whelitz860/
Weliz837/
Wolitz7774/
Welicz7731/
Wilitz7714/
Weletz7712/
Walitz770/
Wohletz71472/
Wollitz71395/
Vielitz71129/
Belhitz7138/
Böhlitz7135/
Willitz7129/
Wehelic714/
Woloitz711/
Wyslitz711/
Huelitz711/
Wallitz710/
Welletz710/
Wellits710/
Veliz67152,787/
Waliz6718/
Waislitz679/
Wiliz672/
Ueliz671/
Wehelich671/
Welitsch671/
Welic671/
Welez671/
Walhoitz670/
Wellitts670/

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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
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  • 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 Wehlitz
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