Wellison Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wellison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wellison (4,584) may also be a first name.

Wellison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellison is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wellison is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Wellison occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wellison are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Luso-South America. Wellison is also the 101,424th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 4,584 people.

The surname Wellison is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Wellison is most prevalent in: Ceará, where 20 percent live, Maranhão, where 20 percent live and Pernambuco, where 20 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Wellison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellison surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Wellison
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