Wellf Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wellf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wellf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellf is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wellf are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 14 percent are found, Washington, where 14 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Wellf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellf last name increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellf Last Name Statistics demography

Wellf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning $33,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welf8983/
Welff80121/
Welfe808/
Woelf808/
Welfh803/
Wielf801/
Wellw801/
Willf801/
Weelf800/
Welfz800/
Bellf800/
Wlf754/
Welløv735/
Welfch732/
Woelff730/
Wilf67572/
Belf67446/
Velf6712/
Uelf679/
Wölf676/
Welw675/
Wlfh675/
Wlfp673/
Wülf673/
Wlfe671/
Wlfz671/
Vwlf671/
Wlff671/
Wlfs671/
Bllf671/

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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 Wellf
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