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 last name Welkis is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear 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 frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Welkis live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Welkis is also the 611,412th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 218 people.

Welkis is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 535,422. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 72 percent reside, Bali, where 23 percent reside and Papua, where 4 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname is found 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 occurrence of Welkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welkis last name increased 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% 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