Welgar Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Welgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Welgar (16) may also be a first name.

Welgar Last Name Facts

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

Welgar is found most in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welgar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Welgar occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Welgar live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent reside, Margibi County, where 33 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside. Barring Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelgar922/
Welgard922/
Welgarz922/
Wellgard8614/
Welgaard866/
Whealgar861/
Wielgarz861/
Belgar831,093/
Wilgar83185/
Velgar8355/
Belghar77142/
Velgard773/
Willgar772/
Welgore771/
Wlengar771/
Wielgorz7185/
Velgaard7164/
Willgart7131/
Wilgaard7126/
Wælgaard7113/
Wlegaard711/
Belgor67176/
Wilgor6732/
Wihlgaard6718/
Bilgar6714/
Vlegar6713/
Vilgar673/
Vellengar671/
Belgour62698/
Vilgard6217/
Wilgorz6213/
Villgar622/
Blghair621/
Bilgaur621/
Wilgohr620/
Billgar620/
Vleggaar5765/
Vleghaar5758/
Vlegaard5732/
Vilgaard579/
Belghour572/
Bilgor5013/
Bîlgăr501/

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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 Welgar
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