Wellacott Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wellacott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellacott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Wellacott Last Name Facts

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

Wellacott is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellacott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Wellacott are found; 76 percent are found in Australasia and 76 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 150,944. In New Zealand Wellacott is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 80 percent live, Bay of Plenty Region, where 17 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wellacott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wellacott has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wellacott last name declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vellacott89687/
Willacott8931/
Wlacott881/
Vellacot827/
Vellacote781/
Willecott780/
Vellakkott741/
Villacot7134/
Vllacote711/
Villacote67762/
Villacoth677/
Vellakatt671/

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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 Wellacott
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