Welhaven Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Welhaven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welhaven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Norway391:131,85317,004

Welhaven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welhaven is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Welhaven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welhaven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welhaven is the 1,666,404th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Welhaven are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States Welhaven is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 23 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 33 percent are found.

Welhaven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welhaven surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welhaven earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.15% more than the national average, earning 436,567 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellhaven943/
Walhaven882/
Belhaven882/
Waalhaven821/
Wilheaven821/
Willhaven820/
Wallhaven820/
Belaven805/
Weleven800/
Walhoven754/
Wilheven751/
Belavein751/
Wallaven750/
Wolhoven750/
Belavin671,470/
Belavyn6784/
Waloven6765/
Valaven678/
Velavin671/
Woloven670/

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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 Welhaven
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