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 last name Wellers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellers? popularity and diffusion

Wellers is the 1,398,030th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wellers are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany Wellers occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Wellers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellers has changed through the years. 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 holding the Wellers surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for 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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