Wellar Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wellar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Canada731:504,73442,927
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Wellar (28) may also be a first name.

Wellar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellar occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wellar reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wellar is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Wellar is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 62 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Wellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellar surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellar last name are 35.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.14% registered with the party.

The amount Wellar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $20,478,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $56,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellair920/
Wiellar920/
Whellar920/
Welar9116/
Wellardd860/
Wheellar860/
Bellar832,051/
Vellar83813/
Willar83407/
Wealar8360/
Wellor8333/
Weilar837/
Weelar836/
Whelar831/
Welhar831/
Wyllar831/
Wellhardh8014/
Wlar801/
Bellair77603/
Vellard77556/
Williar77184/
Belliar7773/
Bellaar7744/
Viellar7741/
Vellair7738/
Bellear7731/
Wheelar7727/
Huellar777/
Velliar776/
Willlar776/
Bellayr775/
Vellare773/
Vellart771/
Willaur771/
Bellaur771/
Willair771/
Vuellar771/
Willear771/
Vellear771/
Wisllar771/
Whellor770/
Whillar770/
Whelear770/
Wheilar770/
Whealar770/
Wilar731,270/
Vllar734/
Welor733/
Wlaur732/
Wlyar731/
Velliard713/
Ouellard711/
Wheeliar711/
Willaure711/
Willahre711/
Wuilliar711/
Belliajr711/
Vellhard710/
Vellaire710/
Wheelear710/
Willhare710/
Villar67164,101/
Billar671,555/
Bellor67379/
Willor67109/
Vellor6746/
Wöllhardt6724/
Whilar6720/
Wilear6718/
Williardt679/
Wilhar675/
Wyllor674/
Hwilar674/
Waylar673/
Wiliar672/
Wealor671/
Weylor671/
Whelor670/
Weilor670/
Willheard670/
Willyarth670/

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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 Wellar
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