Welgen Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Welgen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Welgen (125) may also be a first name.
Welgen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welgen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welgen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Welgen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welgen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Welgen is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Welgen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Welgen live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe. Welgen is also the 832,731st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.
It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Welgen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany Welgen occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltgen | 92 | 63 | / |
| Weldgen | 92 | 44 | / |
| Wellgen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Welgien | 92 | 0 | / |
| Belgen | 83 | 367 | / |
| Welzen | 83 | 366 | / |
| Wilgen | 83 | 219 | / |
| Welsen | 83 | 33 | / |
| Uelgen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Welgin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wlgn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wellingen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiltgen | 77 | 1,537 | / |
| Welchen | 77 | 450 | / |
| Wielzen | 77 | 388 | / |
| Wildgen | 77 | 296 | / |
| Welzien | 77 | 188 | / |
| Weltjen | 77 | 54 | / |
| Wielsen | 77 | 10 | / |
| Welsien | 77 | 9 | / |
| Welseen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Welshen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Weilsen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wöltgen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Velghen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Willgen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Welesen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beldgen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welsn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wlsen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Welschen | 71 | 807 | / |
| Wellesen | 71 | 99 | / |
| Wålengen | 71 | 13 | / |
| Beltgenn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willtgen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bilgen | 67 | 11,980 | / |
| Belgin | 67 | 849 | / |
| Velzen | 67 | 611 | / |
| Wilsen | 67 | 276 | / |
| Bölgen | 67 | 242 | / |
| Velsen | 67 | 159 | / |
| Belsen | 67 | 106 | / |
| Welzin | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vilgen | 67 | 60 | / |
| Velgin | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wlezen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Uelzen | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bølgen | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wellessen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Belzen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Welzyn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wilzen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Belcen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Welsin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wylsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belgün | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wilgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiljen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bülgen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellsn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welcin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Welgen
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