Welkley Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Welkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Welkley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welkley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welkley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welkley are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Welkley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States Welkley is mostly found in: New York, where 34 percent are found, Arkansas, where 19 percent are found and California, where 19 percent are found.

Welkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welkley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welkley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welkley are 31.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.38% being registered with the party.

Welkley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning $52,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welkle923/
Welkly921/
Welckle8645/
Weelkly8619/
Velkley8610/
Wilkley860/
Belkley860/
Belckley801/
Wlekly7727/
Velkly7715/
Belkle7710/
Belkly779/
Wilkle773/
Velkle770/
Wylkle770/
Voelkle71112/
Voelkly7129/
Wilklie712/
Belcley711/
Wilckler672/
Willcley671/
Völkle62770/
Wlekły62170/
Bilkle621/
Wlekla621/
Bilkly621/
Belkhli57126/
Voelkli5794/
Wilklip578/
Vilkler571/
Behlkli571/
Wilklisz538/
Wleklich532/
Wilkelli531/
Wilcklou530/
Vilkielly501/
Willcleds501/

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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 Welkley
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