Wellford Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Wellford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Wellford (66) may also be a first name.

Wellford Last Name Facts

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

Wellford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 825,152nd most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wellford live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wellford is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 66 people.

The surname Wellford is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States Wellford is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 27 percent reside, Tennessee, where 14 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Wellford is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wellford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wellford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellford last name are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.9% being registered with the party.

Wellford earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welford933,581/
Willford881,313/
Bellford8836/
Wellfort8814/
Weilford881/
Welfords881/
Welfford881/
Weslford881/
Whelford880/
Wlford861/
Willfourd820/
Wilford807,404/
Belford805,498/
Welfort802/
Welferd801/
Welfard801/
Velford801/
Whlford800/
Willfort7547/
Bellfort7525/
Woilford7512/
Billford757/
Whilford756/
Willferd754/
Belfourd753/
Wilfordt752/
Wilfford751/
Belfortd751/
Whlfford751/
Wehlfort751/
Willfard750/
Belfford750/
Willforth7124/
Whilfford716/
Vlford711/
Wellfarth710/
Blford710/
Belfort679,012/
Wilfort67205/
Wilferd67166/
Bilford6729/
Welfert6717/
Vilford6711/
Belfard676/
Wilfard675/
Wilfurd670/
Welfart670/

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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 Wellford
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