Welks Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

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

Welks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Welks (17) may also be a first name.

Welks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welks is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welks? popularity and diffusion

Welks is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welks reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Welks is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent live, Kansas, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live.

Welks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welks last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Welks earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $54,421 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weelks910/
Whelks910/
Wlks890/
Weileks830/
Wilks8023,568/
Wylks80104/
Velks8012/
Welgs808/
Welkz801/
Welcs801/
Wilcks7339/
Welcsh7323/
Welchs7322/
Wilkås7315/
Wilksz7313/
Willks734/
Wilkse732/
Wilkss731/
Whilks730/
Welgsh730/
Wilksch67618/
Vlks672/
Voelcks672/
Blks671/
Wlkz671/
Wlcs671/
Welx671/
Wielqus671/

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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 Welks
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