View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Welf is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Welf is the 2,061,309^th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Welf reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Welf is also the 478,963^rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 334 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 43 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Iowa, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.

Welf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welf last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welf Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Welf surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political 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.