Welander Surname
Approximately 1,968 people bear this surname
Welander Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,140 | 1:8,638 | 790 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| Denmark | 124 | 1:45,522 | 4,753 |
| Finland | 118 | 1:46,582 | 5,720 |
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Welander (12) may also be a first name.
Welander Demographics
Average Welander Salary in
United States
$43,922 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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