Welka Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Welka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2161:175,96624,252
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Welka (81) may also be a first name.

Welka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welka has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 674,066th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Welka are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 81 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 175,966. Excluding Poland Welka is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Welka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welka surname grew 2,443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welka surname are 22.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.44% registered with the party.

Welka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.72% less than the national average, earning $37,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielka9148/
Welkai912/
Welkah911/
Welkaya8312/
Welke805,382/
Wilka80348/
Velka80196/
Welky80166/
Welko80105/
Welki8072/
Welca8022/
Wylka8011/
Wleka801/
Weglicka776/
Woelke732,245/
Woelki73626/
Welkie73188/
Velkaj73183/
Wielki73166/
Woelky73158/
Welkey7361/
Hwilka7346/
Vielka7341/
Welcke7339/
Wielke7337/
Wellke7317/
Velkas7314/
Wehlke7313/
Wuelke7312/
Belkaa7310/
Behlka739/
Wilkai739/
Willka736/
Waelke736/
Wuilka735/
Welcko734/
Belkah733/
Welkei733/
Welcah733/
Welkhe732/
Weslky731/
Weslke731/
Wyslka731/
Woelko731/
Vellka731/
Wlekah731/
Wellca731/
Welkou731/
Belkau731/
Weelky731/
Velcka731/
Veslka731/
Welkuy731/
Welcea731/
Wilkay731/
Wilkap730/
Woehlke67338/
Woelcke6769/
Wielkie6756/
Vlka6723/
Wlke6710/
Willkha675/
Wealkey673/
Woellke673/
Wielkey672/
Belkhai672/
Belkhay671/
Wellkee671/
Wellcai671/
Woelkey671/
Wuelkei671/
Wielcki671/
Weelkes671/
Welcaya671/
Waileka671/
Wilkaya671/
Welkhit671/
Wellkie670/
Welkish670/
Waelkie670/
Woelkie670/
Whelkey670/
Wielcke670/
Weulkey670/

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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 Welka
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