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

The last name Welfare is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 244,062^nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,462,674 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Welfare reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. Welfare is also the 832,731^st most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 125 people.

The last name Welfare is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 75,910. In England Welfare is most common in: East Sussex, where 22 percent reside, Kent, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Welfare Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Welfare has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Welfare surname increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Welfare Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Welfare last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Welfare surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welfare earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 202.61% more than the national average, earning R 719,124 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $56,023 CAD per year.