Welkis Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Welkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2471:535,42243,307
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Welkis (218) may also be a first name.

Welkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welkis occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welkis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 940,398th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. Welkis occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Welkis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 611,412th most common first name internationally It is held by 218 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 535,422. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 72 percent reside, Bali, where 23 percent reside and Papua, where 4 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Welkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welkis surname rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welkis are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Welkis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $61,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welkies920/
Welkish920/
Welkisch8670/
Wilkis83127/
Welkes8341/
Velkis8326/
Welkys831/
Wellkisch8052/
Weilkes7730/
Wilkish7721/
Wilkisz7711/
Wilkuis777/
Wilkies776/
Wilkeis772/
Weelkes771/
Wilckis771/
Wilkiss770/
Wlkes732/
Weilekes718/
Belkheis711/
Welquish710/
Wilkes6746,465/
Vilkis6772/
Belqis6766/
Velcis6730/
Velkes6729/
Wilkys6713/
Uelkes675/
Walkys672/
Wllkes671/
Velkys671/
Wylkes671/

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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 Welkis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis