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 held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welgar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welgar is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Welgar is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Welgar are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Welgar is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

The last name Welgar is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent are found, Margibi County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Liberia Welgar is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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