Welbek Surname
3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Welbek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Welbek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welbek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welbek is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welbek? popularity and diffusion
Welbek is the 3,798,600th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Welbek live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Barring Iraq this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welbeck | 92 | 8,828 | / |
| Wellbeck | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wuelbeck | 86 | 3 | / |
| Whelbeck | 86 | 0 | / |
| Belbek | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wilbek | 83 | 13 | / |
| Uelbek | 83 | 5 | / |
| Velbek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Belbeck | 77 | 491 | / |
| Wilbeck | 77 | 235 | / |
| Wülbeck | 77 | 90 | / |
| Velbeck | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wielbik | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wålbekk | 77 | 3 | / |
| Belbeek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wüllbeck | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wülbecke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Willbeck | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vielbeck | 71 | 6 | / |
| Whilbeck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wilbik | 67 | 344 | / |
| Welbig | 67 | 169 | / |
| Velbyk | 67 | 99 | / |
| Velbik | 67 | 40 | / |
| Belbec | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vilbek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belbyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velbekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uelbekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uilbek | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Welbek
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