Welge Surname
Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname
Welge Surname User-submission:
(North German) Nickname from Middle Low German welich (inflected form welige), meaning 'lively', 'upright'.
(German) From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Walch (Welsch) as the first element.
From a page about Jewish surnames (from an appendix on Jewish surnames), regarding the surname Walch, a derivative of Welge, derived from the German word Welsch, meaning 'foreigner'.
Read More About This SurnameWelge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,062 | 1:75,806 | 9,592 |
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Welge Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(North German) Nickname from Middle Low German welich (inflected form welige), meaning 'lively', 'upright'.
(German) From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with Walch (Welsch) as the first element.
From a page about Jewish surnames (from an appendix on Jewish surnames), regarding the surname Walch, a derivative of Welge, derived from the German word Welsch, meaning 'foreigner'. Walch is listed as a Jewish name since 1319 and Welsch since 1387.
- benhli47Welge Demographics
Average Welge Salary in
United States
$48,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welge is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welge? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 220,534th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. The surname Welge is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Welge reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Welge is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 75,806. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Welge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welge surname rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Welge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Welge are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.66% registered with the party.
Welge earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $48,473 USD per year.
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