Wellham Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wellham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1851:145,92315,562
England1451:384,26226,878
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wellham Last Name Facts

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

Wellham occurs most in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wellham.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellham? popularity and diffusion

Wellham is the 655,080th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The surname Wellham is predominantly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Wellham live; 40 percent live in Australasia and 40 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common in Australia, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 145,923. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 97 percent are found, Queensland, where 2 percent are found and South Australia, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Wellham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wellham last name increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wellham last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wellham last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Wellham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welham922,853/
Wellam9283/
Welliam86320/
Willham86132/
Bellham86126/
Whelham8635/
Whellam8613/
Wellamn864/
Wellame861/
Wellaum861/
Wellamd861/
Wellhan861/
Welleam861/
Wiellam860/
Welaham860/
Welam8369/
Wlham831/
Weilliam802/
Welleaum801/
Wellheim801/
Willaham801/
Wielliam801/
Wheelham800/
Whillham800/
Bellam7710,143/
Willam772,280/
Wilham77636/
Wellan77221/
Weliam77184/
Vellam77171/
Whelam7763/
Welame7717/
Bllham7712/
Weilam779/
Welaum777/
Weleam775/
Wellom772/
Wellausem751/
Wellhausn750/
Wheeleham750/
Wlam732/
William71356,430/
Willame711,165/
Willlam71637/
Willaim71211/
Billham71193/
Willeam7148/
Vellame7129/
Wellian7129/
Willaum7123/
Velliam7115/
Wjlliam7110/
Bellamm718/
Wellome717/
Waillam716/
Wylliam714/
Wilheam714/
Wellane713/
Wheelam712/
Willgam712/
Vellaim712/
Bellhom711/
Belliam711/
Willhan711/
Wilhlam711/
Willamm711/
Veellam711/
Vellgam711/
Vellyam711/
Weliame711/
Wïllïam711/
Wellaan711/
Welliom711/
Weeliam711/
Whilham710/
Villham710/
Whillam710/
Willaam710/
Wellant710/
Wilaham710/
Wellean710/
Willaume671,345/
Williame67842/
Wylam67414/
Willaime67346/
Willheim67159/
Wilam67102/
Willahan6755/
Welom6733/
Willliam6731/
Wellandt6719/
Wuilliam6716/
Weilheim6716/
Williamn6710/
Willamme6710/
Willaism678/
Williamm677/
Wellyang677/
Williaum676/
Williaam676/
Wailliam675/
Whilliam674/
Bellheim673/
Wuillame673/
Willhahn672/
Bllam671/
Willhome671/
Wellhaussen671/
Williaim671/
Williaym671/
Velliame671/
Wwilliam671/
Willhain671/
Whillyam671/
Wesllyan671/
Willyamn671/
Wleam671/
Wlhan671/
Willhane670/
Willhank670/
Williahm670/
Willamnn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wellham
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