Welkom Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Welkom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welkom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1411:47,4836,047
Indonesia2821:468,96938,728
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Welkom (87) may also be a first name.

Welkom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welkom is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welkom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,621st most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Welkom reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,141 people, or 1 in 47,483. In South Africa Welkom is most common in: Western Cape, where 41 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Welkom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welkom last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welkom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning 457,579 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.21% less than the national average, earning R 189,600 per year and in United States they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning $32,457 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welkome923/
Wellkom920/
Welcom8398/
Wilkom8382/
Velkom8372/
Welkum834/
Welkam831/
Welcome776,466/
Willkom77412/
Wilkomm77125/
Wellcom773/
Wilckom771/
Wellkam771/
Weilcom770/
Willkomm711,784/
Wellcome71290/
Welcomme71120/
Wellkamm711/
Wilcom67137/
Wilkum67104/
Velkam6728/
Wilkam6722/
Welcam676/
Belcom675/
Welcum672/
Vilkom671/
Velcom671/
Belkham62393/
Wilcome6295/
Willcom6222/
Bellcom626/
Wellcam622/
Welcame621/
Belkcum621/
Vilkomm621/
Willkam620/
Velcome620/
Uelcome620/
Willcome5747/
Willcomm570/
Blkam551/
Vilkam501/
Velcam501/
Wilcum500/
Bilcom500/
Belcam500/

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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
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  • 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 Welkom
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