Wellesly Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wellesly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellesly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Wellesly (140) may also be a first name.

Wellesly Last Name Facts

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

Wellesly is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellesly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Wellesly live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 781,395th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 140 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Wellesly is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 80 percent live and Karnataka, where 7 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Wellesly Last Name Statistics demography

Wellesly earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellesley94604/
Wellsly932/
Wellsley8815/
Willesly881/
Welsly8613/
Wlesly861/
Wellisley8222/
Welleslee821/
Welsley8026/
Wlesley801/
Welslay801/
Welchley755/
Vellesli753/
Willsley752/
Wellsler751/
Welssley750/
Welshley750/
Byllesly750/
Belleisle71128/
Belsly7183/
Wilsly716/
Welsle711/
Wellslead710/
Belsley67172/
Welchly6718/
Bellsli6710/
Belzley6710/
Wlejlay677/
Blesley672/
Welshlloyd671/
Weldsle671/
Willsli671/
Welsler670/
Welchle670/
Wilsley670/
Welzler670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wellesly
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