Wellers Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belize

Wellers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1021:789,26958,234
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wellers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellers occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellers? popularity and diffusion

Wellers is the 1,398,030th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Wellers occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wellers live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Wellers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wellers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellers last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Wellers earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning $63,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welers921/
Willers867,115/
Bellers86405/
Weilers8671/
Wehlers8656/
Wellars8630/
Vellers8626/
Wållers867/
Weylers861/
Wlliers861/
Welhers860/
Williers8062/
Bellears8042/
Wheelers8025/
Willgers8020/
Vuellers807/
Willetrs801/
Wilers775/
Whlers772/
Wylers771/
Wlhers770/
Villers713,271/
Willars71883/
Veelers71129/
Vüllers7167/
Billers7136/
Völlers7133/
Wailers717/
Witlers712/
Byllers711/
Whylers711/
Vellars711/
Whilers711/
Veilers710/
Villiers673,268/
Bellairs67841/
Villeirs6712/
Williars672/
Blers672/
Villeers670/

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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 Wellers
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