Welenz Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Welenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Poland51:7,601,750167,855

Welenz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welenz occurs most in Germany. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welenz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Welenz live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Welenz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Welenz is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 88 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Poland, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielenz922/
Welendz921/
Welenc83941/
Walenz8354/
Welens8334/
Wilenz837/
Wlenze831/
Wellens775,181/
Wielens77785/
Wilentz7773/
Willenz7773/
Waelens7731/
Welence7720/
Belensz7718/
Welense7712/
Velenze772/
Wallenz771/
Belentz771/
Walencz771/
Wolentz771/
Welenje771/
Weylens771/
Velencz771/
Welintz770/
Wealens770/
Whelens770/
Welench770/
Wlens736/
Wellence7125/
Whellens7122/
Wollentz7120/
Wheelens7110/
Weallens714/
Weellens711/
Wolientz711/
Wealends710/
Wilens67321/
Wolens67226/
Walens67148/
Valenz67144/
Belens67103/
Velens6714/
Wylens678/
Velenc673/
Welems673/
Welins671/
Belenč671/

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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
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  • 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 Welenz
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