Welgraaf Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welgraaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welgraaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Welgraaf Last Name Facts

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

Welgraaf is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welgraaf? popularity and diffusion

Welgraaf is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Welgraaf is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Welgraaf reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 318,626. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Gelderland, where 62 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Overijssel, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellgraf882/
Belgraf8015/
Vielgraf7510/
Wilgraff758/
Willgraff711/
Belgrav673/
Woilgraffe671/
Völlgraf639/
Belgroff633/
Bellgraph59166/
Bilgrav53220/

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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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  • 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 Welgraaf
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