Welden Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Welden Surname Definition:

Local. From Weald, woody, a wood, and den, a valley.

Welden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9271:188,09518,675
Canada1401:263,18324,832
England1021:546,25533,762
Australia691:391,24231,907
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales51:618,90625,852
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0471:47,9645,485

Welden (413) may also be a first name.

Welden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From Weald, woody, a wood, and den, a valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Welden Last Name Facts

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

Welden is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 181,156th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,101,083 people. The last name Welden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Welden are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Welden is also the 423,230th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 413 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,927 people, or 1 in 188,095. In The United States Welden is mostly found in: Nevada, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Welden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welden surname expanded 184 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welden surname are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Welden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.19% less than the national average, earning R 35,196 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelden92251/
Wellden92117/
Weelden9256/
Weldenn921/
Weilden920/
Weldn911/
Wheelden86183/
Wheilden861/
Belden837,120/
Wilden834,325/
Velden831,499/
Weldin83868/
Weldyn833/
Wylden833/
Wldeen832/
Willden771,240/
Whilden77663/
Weldink7762/
Waeldin7735/
Huelden7711/
Bellden777/
Welldén773/
Veldoen772/
Weldind771/
Wildend771/
Wildeen771/
Beldeen771/
Beldden771/
Wealdin770/
Voelden770/
Wilhden770/
Wheldin770/
Hbelden770/
Beldn734/
Blden731/
Weldingh71130/
Wheeldin7141/
Wheelddn711/
Velthden711/
Welldion710/
Weelding710/
Whillden710/
Whealdin710/
Wildin67652/
Beldin67617/
Bilden67577/
Veldin67392/
Wäldin67111/
Vilden6750/
Bülden6714/
Beldyn6713/
Wildén679/
Bylden674/
Veldyn674/
Hwldng671/
Veldenová671/
Wyldin670/
Wildem670/

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