Welgemoed Surname

153,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Welgemoed Surname Definition:

“In Good Spirits” in Dutch. (“Wohlgemut” in German.)

Welgemoed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7261:19,8742,509
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia381:710,41347,396
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Welgemoed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“In Good Spirits” in Dutch. (“Wohlgemut” in German.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Welgemoed Last Name Facts

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

Welgemoed is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welgemoed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 153,970th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,554,345 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Welgemoed are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Welgemoed is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,726 people, or 1 in 19,874. In South Africa Welgemoed is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Welgemoed Last Name Statistics demography

Welgemoed earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.03% more than the national average, earning R 430,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welgemoedt9525/
Walgemoed89101/
Walgemoet7886/
Wolgemot710/
Walagimed674/
Wohlgemot673/
Wohlgemude630/
Wolgemut5933/
Walgemut591/
Wolgimot591/
Vilgemot590/
Wohlgemut56172/
Wolgiemut5612/
Wilgemuth560/

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