Welday Surname

56,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Welday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,5321:11,4331,698
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Eritrea251:190,076185
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Welday (9,173) may also be a first name.

Welday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welday is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welday? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,344th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,637 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Welday reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Welday is also the 64,861st most numerous given name internationally, held by 9,173 people.

The surname Welday is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,532 people, or 1 in 11,433. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Welday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welday has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welday surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Welday earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellday9240/
Weldaye921/
Weldday921/
Weldy912,484/
Welda91337/
Wilday83500/
Weldai8361/
Belday8315/
Welldy8313/
Weldey833/
Velday832/
Wesldy831/
Weldau831/
Welduy831/
Weldea831/
Wealdy831/
Waelda830/
Weildy830/
Wlda8010/
Willday77178/
Weldycz772/
Wealdea771/
Weeldey771/
Wildday771/
Bellday771/
Weldeat770/
Belda7315,748/
Welde7311,400/
Beldy734,842/
Wilda732,622/
Wildy73898/
Weldi73483/
Velda73292/
Wldad7329/
Veldy7315/
Wldap739/
Wldda731/
Wylda730/
Weldoyes711/
Wildey672,227/
Weldie671,484/
Beldyi67622/
Beldea67406/
Wildau67299/
Beldağ67234/
Waelde67223/
Veldad67110/
Vilday6775/
Veldey6765/
Wildah6757/
Wellde6752/
Beldiy6742/
Beldey6742/
Wielde6732/
Wheldi6729/
Weelde6714/
Beldau6711/
Wildha6710/
Beldha676/
Bilday675/
Veldha674/
Whildy674/
Huelda674/
Veldae674/
Weilde673/
Wailda673/
Bellda673/
Willda673/
Weldee673/
Beldhy673/
Waeldi672/
Veldas672/
Wledey671/
Willdy671/
Beldaj671/
Wildyt671/
Wealde671/
Wealdi671/
Vielda671/
Veldaz671/
Weldue671/
Beldai671/
Veulda671/
Veldah671/
Veldai671/
Hwldad671/
Woelde670/
Wildoy670/
Wildiy670/

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Welday Reference & Research

Welty FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Welty FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Welday
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis