Wellenberg Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Wellenberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 252 | 1:319,466 | 32,068 |
| Netherlands | 188 | 1:89,825 | 14,833 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wellenberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellenberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wellenberg is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellenberg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 646,966th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wellenberg reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 319,466. In Germany Wellenberg is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany Wellenberg exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 40 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.
Wellenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wellenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellenberg last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willenberg | 90 | 1,658 | / |
| Bellenberg | 90 | 200 | / |
| Uellenberg | 90 | 143 | / |
| Wellemberg | 90 | 29 | / |
| Wellenborg | 90 | 1 | / |
| Welnberg | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wlenberg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wilenberg | 84 | 35 | / |
| Wylenberg | 84 | 3 | / |
| Willenborg | 80 | 2,911 | / |
| Willenburg | 80 | 231 | / |
| Willemberg | 80 | 44 | / |
| Billenberg | 80 | 6 | / |
| Willinberg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bellenburg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Villenberg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weilemberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Welmberg | 78 | 1 | / |
| Willenburgh | 76 | 20 | / |
| Wilemberg | 74 | 33 | / |
| Wilinberg | 74 | 2 | / |
| Velnbergs | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wilenburg | 74 | 0 | / |
| Willemburg | 70 | 129 | / |
| Willemborg | 70 | 9 | / |
| Villemberg | 70 | 2 | / |
| Willimberg | 70 | 2 | / |
| Willenbork | 70 | 1 | / |
| Willinborg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Willinburg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Billenburg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Blemberg | 67 | 73 | / |
| Blinberg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Willemburgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilimberg | 63 | 124 | / |
| Wilinburgh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Willimburgh | 57 | 16 | / |
| Blimberg | 56 | 13 | / |
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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 Wellenberg
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