Welander Surname

209,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Welander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1401:8,638790
United States4531:800,13061,707
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
Finland1181:46,5825,720
Norway411:125,42216,333
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Israel151:570,50941,023
England111:5,065,278148,650
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Welander (12) may also be a first name.

Welander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welander is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 209,874th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,703,021 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Welander are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 1,140 people, or 1 in 8,638. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 36 percent live, Skåne County, where 16 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Welander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welander surname grew 2,665 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welander last name are 16.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welander earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning 280,693 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $53,487 CAD per year.

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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 Welander
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