Welde Surname

45,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Welde Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Weald or Forest [Old English weald] John atte Welde.—Pat. Rolls, A.D. 1330.

Willelmus del Weld.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Richard Welde, sherman.—Chester Freemen, A.D. 1563-4.

Welde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,3031:9,4681,434
United States4951:732,24057,446
Norway2921:17,6112,194
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
India161:47,941,586492,263
France161:4,151,420237,746
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Eritrea91:527,989318
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Welde (49,002) may also be a first name.

Welde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Weald or Forest [Old English weald] John atte Welde.—Pat. Rolls, A.D. 1330.

Willelmus del Weld.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Richard Welde, sherman.—Chester Freemen, A.D. 1563-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welde (Marathi: वेलदे) is most common in Ethiopia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welde is the 45,516th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 639,258 people. The surname Welde is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Welde reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 18,830th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 49,002 people.

This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,303 people, or 1 in 9,468. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Welde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welde last name expanded 516 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welde are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welde earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning 341,996 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weldie911,484/
Waelde91223/
Wellde9152/
Wielde9132/
Weelde9114/
Weilde913/
Weldey913/
Weldee913/
Weldea911/
Wealde911/
Woelde910/
Weeldep834/
Weeldey831/
Wealdea831/
Weldeat830/
Wilde8048,883/
Wylde803,205/
Velde802,668/
Weldy802,484/
Belde801,654/
Wälde80862/
Weldi80483/
Welda80337/
Welday739,001/
Wildey732,227/
Velder73529/
Beldea73406/
Wälder73222/
Wildie73221/
Beldei73164/
Veldet73160/
Veldez73144/
Whilde7381/
Wildee7374/
Veldey7365/
Weldai7361/
Beldey7342/
Beldhe7330/
Wheldi7329/
Veldes7325/
Willde7323/
Whylde7314/
Welldy7313/
Veldee7311/
Veldhe734/
Wailde733/
Veldej733/
Ouelde732/
Wledje732/
Waeldi732/
Wildei731/
Belïde731/
Wledey731/
Wihlde731/
Welduy731/
Wäldge731/
Veldie731/
Veldei731/
Wesldy731/
Wealdy731/
Wealdi731/
Wildep731/
Wildej731/
Weildy730/
Wyldee730/
Beldee730/
Wellday6740/
Wlda6710/
Willdey679/
Guhelde679/
Blde674/
Weldycz672/
D'Wilde672/
Veeldes671/
Velldee671/
Veldeet671/
Willdie671/
Huelder671/
Wildhie671/
Whildea671/
Weldday671/
Veldeer671/
Belldeh671/
Wlehdee671/
Whildey670/
Veelder670/
Hwilder670/
Wildead670/
Wildesh670/

Welde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welde in the Marathi language
वेलदेvelade66.67
वेळदेvelade33.33

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