Welfing Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Welfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welfing occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welfing? popularity and diffusion

Welfing is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Welfing reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Welfing is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 228,205. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 41 percent are found, South Holland, where 22 percent are found and North Holland, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Welfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welfing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welfing Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Welfing earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $48,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuelfing93220/
Woelfing9317/
Welfings930/
Wlfing924/
Wilfing86996/
Wülfing86769/
Wölfing8678/
Wuelfng862/
Wölffing8014/
Wülffing801/
Willfing800/
Vilfing716/
Wilfeng710/

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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 Welfing
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