Welfert Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Welfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Welfert Last Name Facts

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

Welfert is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Welfert.

How Common Is The Last Name Welfert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Welfert occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Welfert reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 83 percent reside, Brittany, where 8 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Welfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welfert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welfert last name decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelfert93103/
Wuelfert9315/
Wielfaert88247/
Wilfert862,181/
Wölfert86354/
Wülfert86136/
Velfert8632/
Belfert8617/
Welfort862/
Welferd861/
Welfart860/
Wilferth80321/
Wilffert8042/
Willfert8027/
Wülferth8023/
Wellfort8014/
Wilfehrt8013/
Wöllfert806/
Wilfaert801/
Wuilfert801/
Wehlfort801/
Wilfiert800/
Wielfahrt751/
Wellfarth750/
Willferth750/
Welford713,581/
Wilfart71478/
Wilfort71205/
Wilferd71166/
Welfred71111/
Vilfert7119/
Wilfret7117/
Wilfertová718/
Belferd715/
Welfard711/
Bilfert710/
Wellford67336/
Wilfahrt67252/
Wilfarth6754/
Wilfeard6749/
Willfort6747/
Vielfort6737/
Wellfred674/
Willferd674/
Wilfarht674/
Willfart673/
Wilforth672/
Wilfreth672/
Wilfordt672/
Wülfarth671/
Welfford671/
Wilffret671/
Wllfarth671/

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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 Welfert
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