Wellhäuser Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellhäuser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellhäuser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Wellhauser (95) are calculated separately.

Wellhäuser Last Name Facts

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

Wellhäuser is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as: Wellhauser. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellhäuser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wellhäuser are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany Wellhäuser is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 92 percent are found, Hesse, where 5 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Wellhäuser occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

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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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