Welitz Surname

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

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Sweden

Welitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Welitz Last Name Facts

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

Welitz is most common in France. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Welitz are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 80 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent are found. Excluding France Welitz occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent are found and Israel, where 17 percent are found.

Welitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welitz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehlitz92230/
Weilitz9213/
Whelitz920/
Weliz917/
Wolitz8374/
Welicz8331/
Wilitz8314/
Weletz8312/
Walitz830/
Wollitz77395/
Vielitz77129/
Wohlitz7785/
Belhitz7738/
Willitz7729/
Wyslitz771/
Huelitz771/
Wihlitz771/
Woloitz771/
Welletz770/
Wellits770/
Wehletz770/
Wallitz770/
Veliz73152,787/
Waliz7318/
Wiliz732/
Ueliz731/
Welic731/
Welez731/
Waislitz719/
Welitsch711/
Wellitts710/
Walhoitz710/
Woletz67531/
Belits6797/
Veliez6779/
Velitš6778/
Beletz6776/
Velits6775/
Bölitz6770/
Velaiz6754/
Walits6740/
Wielitsch6738/
Welich6724/
Welecz6716/
Veleiz677/
Waletz675/
Welics675/
Velizh674/
Walliz674/
Veloiz673/
Velizz673/
Waliez672/
Wilits672/
Waloiz671/
Welici671/
Volitz671/
Wyleiz671/
Veluiz671/
Wolutz671/
Wiletz671/
Vilitz671/
Velicz671/
Wolliz670/

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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 Welitz
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