Weldey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Sweden

Weldey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weldey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Weldey (22) may also be a first name.

Weldey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weldey occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weldey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Weldey live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Weldey is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name globally, held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Weldey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weldey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeldey921/
Welde9111,400/
Weldy912,484/
Welday839,001/
Wildey832,227/
Weldie831,484/
Waelde83223/
Veldey8365/
Wellde8352/
Beldey8342/
Wielde8332/
Weelde8314/
Welldy8313/
Weilde833/
Weldee833/
Wledey831/
Weldea831/
Wealde831/
Wealdy831/
Wesldy831/
Weldue831/
Welduy831/
Woelde830/
Weildy830/
Wellday7740/
Willdey779/
Weeldep774/
Weldycz772/
Weldaye771/
Wildeya771/
Weldday771/
Wealdea771/
Whildey770/
Weldeat770/
Wilde7348,883/
Beldy734,842/
Wylde733,205/
Velde732,668/
Belde731,654/
Wildy73898/
Wälde73862/
Weldi73483/
Welda73337/
Veldy7315/
Weldoyes711/
Beldyi67622/
Velder67529/
Wilday67500/
Beldea67406/
Wälder67222/
Wildie67221/
Beldei67164/
Veldet67160/
Veldez67144/
Whilde6781/
Wildee6774/
Vildey6766/
Weldai6761/
Beldiy6742/
Bildey6734/
Beldhe6730/
Wheldi6729/
Veldes6725/
Willde6723/
Belday6715/
Whylde6714/
Veldee6711/
Veldhe674/
Veldae674/
Whildy674/
Veldej673/
Beldhy673/
Wailde673/
Velday672/
Ouelde672/
Waeldi672/
Wledje672/
Wildej671/
Willdy671/
Wildyt671/
Wildei671/
Wihlde671/
Belïde671/
Wäldge671/
Weldau671/
Wildoe671/
Veldie671/
Veldei671/
Wealdi671/
Wildep671/
Wildoy670/
Wildiy670/
Waelda670/
Beldee670/
Beldeu670/
Wyldee670/

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Weldey 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 Weldey
  • 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