Wellhausen Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellhausen Surname User-submission:

A German surname, meaning 'well house'. It was likely adopted by a family who lived at or near a well house.

Wellhausen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0291:78,2379,896
United States3951:917,61868,923
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Wellhausen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'well house'. It was likely adopted by a family who lived at or near a well house.

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Wellhausen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellhausen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellhausen? popularity and diffusion

Wellhausen is the 270,744th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,060,796 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Wellhausen live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 78,237. In Germany Wellhausen is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Wellhausen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellhausen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellhausen last name expanded 878 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellhausen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellhausen last name are 10.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.84% being registered with the party.

Wellhausen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,034 USD per year.

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