Wellesen Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wellesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wellesen Last Name Facts

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

Wellesen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellesen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wellesen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Wellesen is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

Wellesen Last Name Statistics demography

Wellesen earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 213.35% more than the national average, earning $135,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellessen9432/
Welesen931/
Wllesen931/
Willesen88212/
Bellesen88122/
Vellesen8823/
Welsen8633/
Wellsn861/
Bellehsen8258/
Willeseen822/
Willedsen821/
Willsen8083/
Wellsén8014/
Wielsen8010/
Welsien809/
Welseen807/
Welshen804/
Weilsen803/
Welisen801/
Wellgen800/
Wellsin800/
Welsn771/
Wlsen770/
Welschen75807/
Villesen75274/
Welishen7521/
Willegen7517/
Willåsen756/
Bellesin752/
Welissen751/
Billesen751/
Willisen750/
Welzen71366/
Willassen71315/
Wilsen71276/
Velsen71159/
Belsen71106/
Billeisen7174/
Bellissen7147/
Wlezen7141/
Welgen7128/
Wellichen718/
Welsin717/
Bellehcen713/
Blesen712/
Wylsen712/
Williseng711/
Wellsemdt711/
Welsem711/
Willlsent711/
Willechen711/
Willsn710/
Bellessin710/
Blessen671,086/
Belhsen67658/
Welchen67450/
Wielzen67388/
Welzien67188/
Wlezien67147/
Welsink67136/
Wlsn6780/
Huelsen6778/
Villsen6764/
Weltgen6763/
Weltjen6754/
Welsyng6749/
Weldgen6744/
Bleisen6741/
Voelsen6726/
Billsen6716/
Wilshen6715/
Øvlesen6714/
Bleesen6713/
Velsent673/
Vellsin673/
Wlechen672/
Willsin672/
Willgen672/
Wilssen672/
Belssen671/
Willisn671/
Wellssingh671/
Wilysen671/
Vielsen671/
Wilisen671/
Bleasen670/
Welgien670/
Wilsien670/
Bellsin670/

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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 Wellesen
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