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
Average Wellek Salary in
United States
$36,640 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wellek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wellek is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wellek are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wellek is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Wellek is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Virginia, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 16 percent are found.
Wellek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wellek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellek last name increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wellek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wellek last name 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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