Welf Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Welf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Welf (334) may also be a first name.

Welf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welf is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,061,309th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Welf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Welf are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 478,963rd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 334 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Welf is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 43 percent live, Illinois, where 16 percent live and Iowa, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Welf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welf last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welf are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Welf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $49,242 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welff89121/
Wellf8918/
Welfe898/
Woelf898/
Welfh893/
Wielf891/
Weelf890/
Welfz890/
Wlf864/
Welfch802/
Woelff800/
Wilf75572/
Belf75446/
Velf7512/
Uelf759/
Wölf756/
Welw755/
Wlfh755/
Wlfp753/
Wülf753/
Wlfz751/
Wlfs751/
Wlff751/
Vwlf751/
Wlfe751/
Velfe6722/
Wilfe6711/
Huelf6710/
Wölfe676/
Velfz675/
Wilff672/
Welbh672/
Weylv671/
Weelw671/
Wülff671/
Wiolf671/
Willf671/
Wellw671/
Weilw670/
Wailf670/
Bellf670/
Woilf670/
Welph670/

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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 Welf
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