Wellcome Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

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

Wellcome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellcome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
South Africa741:732,13151,520
England231:2,422,52489,093
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wellcome (584) may also be a first name.

Wellcome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellcome is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellcome? popularity and diffusion

It is the 914,967th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Wellcome occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wellcome are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wellcome is also the 346,315th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 584 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 28 percent are found, Minnesota, where 19 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Wellcome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellcome has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellcome Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wellcome surname are 10.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wellcome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.35% more than the national average, earning R 654,348 per year and in United States they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning $51,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welcome936,466/
Wellcom933/
Welcomme88120/
Welcomer8858/
Willcome8847/
Welcomez888/
Welcom8698/
Wlcome862/
Welcomets8212/
Wilcome8095/
Willcom8022/
Bellcom806/
Belcome806/
Welkome803/
Wellcam802/
Welcomi801/
Welcame801/
Uelcome800/
Wellkom800/
Velcome800/
Weilcom800/
Wilcomes7559/
Welkomer758/
Belcomey752/
Wilcomer752/
Belcomme751/
Willcoma751/
Willcomm750/
Welkom711,536/
Wilcom71137/
Welcam716/
Belcom715/
Velcom711/
Willkom67412/
Willkommer679/
Welkomi671/
Wellkam671/
Welkeme671/
Wilckom671/
Wilcame671/
Willcam670/

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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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  • 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 Wellcome
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