Wellis Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Wellis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Panama61:652,04310,051
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Wellis (468) may also be a first name.

Wellis Last Name Facts

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

Wellis occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Wellis is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wellis are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wellis is also the 393,633rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 468 people.

The surname Wellis is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 21 percent live, Nevada, where 15 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Wellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wellis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wellis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wellis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.42% less than the national average, earning $39,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $57,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellish9255/
Wellisz9214/
Wellise9212/
Whellis9211/
Wellist922/
Weillis921/
Welis91207/
Wllis9133/
Wellisch86691/
Willis83230,465/
Bellis839,127/
Welles833,435/
Vellis83863/
Wyllis8399/
Welish8340/
Wellys8319/
Welise834/
Whelis833/
Weylis832/
Welliz832/
Wealis830/
Weelis830/
Wlis806/
Waellisch804/
Wellishch801/
Welishe772,242/
Vellios771,145/
Wheelis771,058/
Bellais77924/
Willies77798/
Bellois77453/
Williss77323/
Welisch77226/
Whillis77186/
Bellish77175/
Welhuis77145/
Belliss7777/
Wellesz7737/
Vellais7725/
Wheliss7720/
Willish7710/
Willois779/
Willlis778/
Willise776/
Welaish776/
Vellois775/
Waillis774/
Wellich774/
Velliss773/
Whelles771/
Vellies771/
Welleus771/
Wellice771/
Willisz771/
Belllis771/
Belluis771/
Wuyllis771/
Wellets770/
Willeis770/
Welleic770/
Velleis770/
Vwillis770/
Wuillis770/
Whelais770/
Wilis739,524/
Weles7356/
Weliz737/
Wylis733/
Wlies732/
Wlles732/
Wlihs731/
Vllis731/
Willisch71442/
Wehlisch7163/
Wällisch7140/
Bellisch7111/
Bellaish718/
Wöllisch714/
Whelless712/
Willie's711/
Wellesch711/
Weelishe711/
D'Welles711/
D'Willis711/
Wheeliss710/
Welletts710/
Belles675,731/
Willes671,547/
Villis671,055/
Billis67910/
Willix67453/
Willys67224/
Velles67163/
Wyllys67155/
Weales67116/
Bellés6765/
Wailis6762/
Welese6755/
Wilisz6751/
Willitsch6741/
Uillis6738/
Bellix6729/
Velliz6722/
Belliz6721/
Wheelless6719/
Welesz6712/
Welesh6711/
Wheles678/
Wellez677/
Williz676/
Bellaisch676/
Wuilis676/
Vellic673/
Wilise673/
Willisová673/
Weiles673/
Bellès673/
Wilish672/
Weyles672/
Wilihs671/
Weeles671/
Welees671/
Weless671/
Vellix671/
Vellés671/
Wyliss671/
Wylles671/
Wiliss671/
Willisova671/
Vellys671/
Uellys671/
Whilis670/
Blliss670/

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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 Wellis
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