Welfley Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Welfley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welfley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Welfley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welfley has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Welfley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welfley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Welfley reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 2,626,514. In The United States Welfley is primarily found in: Ohio, where 28 percent live, Delaware, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Welfley exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live.

Welfley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welfley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welfley surname expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welfley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welfley surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welfley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.14% less than the national average, earning $39,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning $39,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelfley933/
Welfle92145/
Welfly920/
Woelfle86881/
Wilfley86279/
Welfler8651/
Waelfly860/
Woelfly860/
Woelffle8073/
Wellflay800/
Whilfley800/
Wölfle773,951/
Velfle7715/
Welfli772/
Wilfly770/
Whelphley750/
Wölfler71502/
Woelfli7123/
Wölffle7115/
Wilflay714/
Woelflé711/
Wilflie710/
Woelfflé671/
Wilfluie670/
Belfille670/
Wölfli62236/
Wőlfli627/
Belfli621/
Blffle621/
Belfellaj502/

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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 Welfley
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