Welhs Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Welhs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welhs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Welhs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welhs is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welhs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welhs are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,123,902. In Argentina Welhs is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 83 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 17 percent live. Barring Argentina Welhs occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Welhs Last Name Statistics demography

Welhs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wels892,849/
Wlhs891/
Welschs832/
Wells80315,346/
Welch80175,920/
Welsh8082,193/
Weels80478/
Wiels80478/
Waels8074/
Welss8066/
Welsz8057/
Woels8038/
Welse8012/
Walhs807/
Belhs803/
Weëls802/
Wolhs801/
Welsp801/
Welsø801/
Wilhs800/
Wehls800/
Wls753/
Welsch7316,833/
Welles733,435/
Weales73116/
Welshe7332/
Wiehls7313/
Walshs7310/
Wellls739/
Wellch737/
Wellsh737/
Welchh735/
Wellss734/
Wuells733/
Weslch733/
Weiles733/
Weyles732/
Wellse732/
Welcht732/
Woells732/
Weelch731/
Weeles731/
Weells731/
Weslsh731/
Welsjh731/
Welsse731/
Wiells731/
Hwells731/
Well's731/
Waells731/
Wehlse730/
Welssh730/
Welz679,517/
Wils673,946/
Vels671,080/
Bels67760/
Wheeles67522/
Wielsch67353/
Wöls67243/
Welß67129/
Wuelche6775/
Welsche6752/
Uels6747/
Wellesz6737/
Wheiles6734/
Wyls6725/
Wellsch6722/
Waelsch6719/
Wlsd675/
Wlsz674/
D'Welch674/
Wheales672/
Wles672/
Wlsp672/
Welchht671/
Wuellch671/
Welschh671/
Wilehes671/
Wlls671/
Wlxh671/
Wlss671/
Welx671/
Vlhs671/
Wwls671/
D'Welsh671/
Wlsh671/
Wlch670/
Belehes670/

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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 Welhs
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