Wellenberg Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wellenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2521:319,46632,068
Netherlands1881:89,82514,833
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

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Footnotes

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