Welink Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2961:57,0519,820
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Welink Last Name Facts

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

Welink occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welink? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welink is the 780,352nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Welink live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Welink is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 57,051. In The Netherlands Welink is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 40 percent reside, Drenthe, where 20 percent reside and Gelderland, where 17 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielink92600/
Wellink92477/
Weelink92260/
Weulink9246/
Weslink920/
Weelinck8645/
Weslinck8636/
Wellingk8611/
Welincke860/
Weling83363/
Velink8368/
Wilink8310/
Wolink833/
Welling7712,163/
Wehling774,601/
Wieling77783/
Willink77626/
Weiling77329/
Weeling77112/
Walinck7769/
Wealing7738/
Weyling7735/
Wallink7731/
Wheling777/
Belinck776/
Weuling774/
Wetling774/
Welieng772/
Wueling771/
Woeling770/
Waeling770/
Behlink770/
Wheeling711,269/
Weisling71128/
Wettling71128/
Weijling7194/
Welingue7169/
Whealing7161/
Wyllinck7141/
Woehling7139/
Waehling7121/
Wethling7117/
Wehlings7111/
Willinck719/
Whelling717/
Wiehling713/
Wellling711/
Wheiling711/
Weesling711/
Weigling710/
Weslinng710/
Whelings710/
Weilenck710/
Wallinck710/
Beling674,302/
Waling671,204/
Welenc67941/
Veling67821/
Woling67212/
Weleng67192/
Belinc67167/
Wheelings6769/
Wiling6765/
Wäling6713/
Volink674/
Velinkova673/
Ueling673/
Wheatling673/
Wyling673/
Walenk671/
Whellings671/
Wellng671/
Weillings671/
Vuelinckx671/
Wöling671/
Wheitling670/

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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 Welink
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