Welfoot Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Welfoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales201:154,72710,755
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Welfoot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welfoot is borne by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welfoot? popularity and diffusion

Welfoot is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Welfoot reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in Wales, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 154,727. In Wales it is most frequent in: Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 35 percent reside, City and County of Cardiff, where 30 percent reside and Monmouthshire, where 20 percent reside. Barring Wales Welfoot occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Welfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welfoot has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Welfoot last name grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellfoot931/
Welfout861/
Bellfoot804/
Belfot774/
Welfod772/
Wilfot771/
Woelfo771/
Belfout713/
Wilfood711/
Welfate711/
Welfhop710/
Belfo67162/
Ouelfout672/
Welfa671/
Velfo671/
Weelfhop670/
Belfat62705/
Belfou62285/
Belfoy6217/
Belfoi627/
Bellfo622/
Wellfa621/
Huelfo621/
Bellfoy5713/
Wilfoss572/
D'Wlffo571/
Willfat571/
Bellfat570/
Blfo551/
Belfa5027/
Wilfa507/

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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 Welfoot
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