Wellens Surname

92,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wellens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,3881:3,393341
United States5641:642,65851,628
Netherlands3771:44,7947,616
Germany3731:215,83224,348
England2431:229,29219,121
Australia831:325,24927,873
Canada481:767,61660,775
France231:2,887,944200,772
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Wellens (34) may also be a first name.

Wellens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellens is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 92,251st most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,406,591 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wellens are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 3,388 people, or 1 in 3,393. In Belgium Wellens is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Wellens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellens last name grew 956 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellens last name are 23.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wellens earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning R 272,652 per year; in United States they earn 28.07% more than the national average, earning $55,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $54,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whellens9322/
Weallens934/
Wiellens933/
Weellens931/
Woellens930/
Welens9234/
Bellens861,938/
Willens861,119/
Wellins86337/
Wellems86227/
Welense8612/
Wehllns861/
Vellens861/
Weylens861/
Whelens860/
Wealens860/
Wellnsh860/
Wlens836/
Wiellenz8030/
Wellence8025/
Willense8011/
Wheelens8010/
Wellemse8010/
Williens809/
Vellense801/
Whillens801/
Wuellems801/
Wellions801/
Wellemsz801/
Willeens801/
Vuellens800/
Willenns800/
Whellins800/
Wilens77321/
Welenz7713/
Wylens778/
Willns776/
Wllems772/
Wllins771/
Welins771/
Willems7160,803/
Willins71490/
Wijlens71342/
Billens71278/
Willenz7173/
Wuylens7171/
Bellins7135/
Wyllins7135/
Wüllems7128/
Welence7120/
Villens7119/
Vellins7114/
Vellems715/
Weelins711/
Wyllyns711/
Welenje711/
Whilens710/
Wilense710/
Blens67204/
Willemsz67134/
Willence6714/
Willijns673/
Willlems673/
Bllns673/
Wilns672/
Willhins671/
Willgins671/
Wlems671/
Villiens671/
Bellinss671/
Wellimse671/
Willhems671/
Whillins670/

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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 Wellens
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