Wellek Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Wellek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wellek (13) may also be a first name.
Wellek Demographics
Wellek Political Affiliation
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Wellek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wellek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Wellek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wellek reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Wellek is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Virginia, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 25 percent live and Hungary, where 16 percent live.
Wellek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wellek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellek last name grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wellek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wellek surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
Wellek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning $36,640 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welleck | 92 | 4 | / |
| Welleke | 92 | 2 | / |
| Welek | 91 | 87 | / |
| Wellecke | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wellik | 83 | 287 | / |
| Weleke | 83 | 264 | / |
| Vellek | 83 | 129 | / |
| Weleck | 83 | 19 | / |
| Willek | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wetlek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wellyk | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welleg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wlek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Willeke | 77 | 3,598 | / |
| Willeck | 77 | 96 | / |
| Belleck | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wellick | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wheleke | 77 | 18 | / |
| Welekhe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wölleke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wheelek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welleic | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welik | 73 | 570 | / |
| Wilek | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wylek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weulk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wleek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whelk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wloek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weleg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Willecke | 71 | 1,229 | / |
| Wöllecke | 71 | 36 | / |
| Wellicks | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wellikhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellig | 67 | 404 | / |
| Belleg | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wlecke | 67 | 101 | / |
| Weilke | 67 | 84 | / |
| Willik | 67 | 70 | / |
| Welike | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wöllik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vellekova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vellik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bellyk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Velleková | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wailek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wileke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wejlyk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weleqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vellyk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woylek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weilik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlezke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weelec | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weilck | 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
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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 Wellek
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