Wellems Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany941:856,44161,781
France531:1,253,259128,888
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria91:946,15970,786
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wellems Last Name Facts

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

Wellems is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wellems.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellems? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname Wellems is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wellems are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wellems is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany Wellems is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Wellems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wellems has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellems Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wellems earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning R 252,900 per year and in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellemse9310/
Welleams938/
Welliems932/
Whellems931/
Wellemsz931/
Wuellems931/
Welems923/
Wllems922/
Wealleams881/
Willems8660,803/
Wellens865,181/
Wüllems8628/
Welemse8613/
Wellams8610/
Vellems865/
Bellems860/
Wlems831/
Willemse8030,002/
Williems80263/
Willemsz80134/
Welliams8016/
Willeams8011/
Waillems804/
Willlems803/
Wiellens803/
Whillems803/
Weellens801/
Wellimse801/
Wjllemse801/
Willhems801/
Woellens800/
Willehms800/
Wilems77121/
Whelms773/
Weilms771/
Williaems752/
Willlemse751/
Willams718,689/
Bellens711,938/
Willens711,119/
Willims71629/
Wellins71337/
Villems71168/
Wilhems7161/
Wilemse7117/
Whilems7111/
Willoms712/
Willemz712/
Wehllns711/
Vellens711/
Wilemsz711/
Vyllems711/
Wuillms711/
Wellnsh710/
Vellims710/
Bellims710/
Williams672,951,419/
Willaims672,214/
Vlems67148/
Willemze6799/
Wiellenz6730/
Wellence6725/
Willimse6720/
Willisms6716/
Willlams6715/
Willense6711/
Williens679/
Wlens676/
Willaams675/
Blems671/
Willhams671/
Wellions671/
Willamss671/
Willamms671/
Vellense671/
Wwlliams671/
Wlemz671/
Whlliams671/
Wìlliams671/
Wuillams671/
Wílliams671/
Wilemsse671/
Wilhlemz671/
Wihlemse671/
Willihms671/
Wilhemse671/
Willeens671/
Willymms671/
Vuellens670/
Willenns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wellems
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