Welensky Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Welensky Surname Definition:

From place name. Inhabitant of Vilna in Lithuania.

Welensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Welensky (69) may also be a first name.

Welensky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name. Inhabitant of Vilna in Lithuania.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Welensky Last Name Facts

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

Welensky is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welensky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Welensky is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Welensky are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Welensky is also the 1,171,416th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 69 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 918,266. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 58 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Welensky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welensky surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Welensky earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning R 267,648 per year and in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,548 USD per year.

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Welensky Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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