Welding Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Welding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5351:677,49353,934
England4471:124,64912,499
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Australia501:539,91440,287
Iceland331:11,5181,065
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Sweden101:984,67673,605
India101:76,706,538639,611
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway71:734,61250,907
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales51:618,90625,852
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Welding (305) may also be a first name.

Welding Last Name Facts

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

Welding is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,669th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,106,900 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Welding reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 504,078th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 305 people.

Welding is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 677,493. In The United States Welding is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, Nebraska, where 7 percent reside and Iowa, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Welding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welding has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welding surname are 6.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Welding earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning 312,055 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 126.31% more than the national average, earning R 537,792 per year and in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weilding93149/
Weldingh93130/
Wielding9321/
Wellding9311/
Weelding930/
Wheelding881/
Wilding8612,066/
Belding862,780/
Velding86140/
Weldink8662/
Whilding80175/
Willding80106/
Wildingt801/
Beelding800/
Bellding800/
Hwldng771/
Veldink71396/
Bilding7132/
Vilding7129/
Vølding7121/
Wildeng715/
Bldng673/
Billding671/
Bildeng578/
Vildink572/
Bildinc571/
Vildäng571/
Wildenks531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welding
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