Wellaway Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wellaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Wellaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wellaway is found most in England. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellaway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Wellaway occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wellaway reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
Wellaway is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 52 percent live, Dorset, where 30 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent live.
Wellaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wellaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wellaway surname rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellawa | 93 | 439 | / |
| Welaway | 93 | 7 | / |
| Bellaway | 88 | 0 | / |
| Welawa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Weleawa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wellawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Willabay | 75 | 12 | / |
| Willoway | 75 | 3 | / |
| Belloway | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilawaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wellahwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilawa | 71 | 39 | / |
| Welawe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wloway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellaby | 67 | 214 | / |
| Bellavy | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wailawa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vellava | 67 | 6 | / |
| Welawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whloway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Villawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weleawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blawayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willowy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wellaway
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