Wellmann Surname

67,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,1451:13,1011,694
United States4501:805,46462,023
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Chile1541:114,3934,184
Austria961:88,70213,087
Guatemala841:191,4603,751
Hungary751:130,88412,125
Israel611:140,28914,966
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Finland91:610,74534,002
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Wellmann Last Name Facts

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

Wellmann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wellmann.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,031st most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 981,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wellmann live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wellmann is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 6,145 people, or 1 in 13,101. In Germany Wellmann is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Wellmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellmann last name expanded 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellmann surname are 26.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.44% registered with the party.

The amount Wellmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.74% more than the national average, earning R 389,112 per year; in United States they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $42,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.18% more than the national average, earning $73,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellman9318,875/
Welmann9347/
Wllmann931/
Willmann8811,688/
Wehlmann88577/
Wöllmann88198/
Vellmann8822/
Wellmman881/
Wyllmann881/
Wielmann880/
Hwellman880/
Wellmand880/
Wiellman880/
Welman863,992/
Wllman863/
Voellmann8228/
Huellmann8217/
Wiehlmann8210/
Viellmann821/
Willman808,097/
Bellman803,939/
Wilmann80405/
Wellmon80402/
Welmant80144/
Wuelman8047/
Wielman8024/
Vellman8018/
Velmann8010/
Wehlman806/
Weelman805/
Weslman801/
Uelmann801/
Welmane801/
Whlmann800/
Wellmam800/
Wuellmantt781/
Billmann751,444/
Behlmann75481/
Villmann75335/
Vielmann75179/
Böllmann7591/
Büllmann7572/
Huelmann7550/
Vällmann7535/
Völlmann7523/
Wöhlmann7519/
Wilhmann755/
Wuillman752/
Wiolmann751/
Wilhlman751/
Viellman751/
Bellmain750/
Wihlmann750/
Wellmein750/
Huellman750/
Willmannová7456/
Belman716,647/
Wilman712,709/
Velman71421/
Uelman7185/
Welmon7180/
Welmam7110/
Huhelmann711/
Willmanth711/
Whlman711/
Wylman711/
Vlmann711/
Vllman710/
Beehlmann710/
Wellmound710/
Bllman710/
Billman675,179/
Vielman673,347/
Willmon671,328/
Villman67543/
Belmain67402/
Beelman67348/
Bellmon67260/
Behlman67185/
Wihlman6786/
Vilmann6778/
Huelman6758/
Wuilman6730/
Bilmann6729/
Wilmain6728/
Veelman6719/
Voelman6717/
Welmoun678/
Bällman678/
Ouelman674/
Velmane674/
Vellmam674/
Belmman673/
Willmam673/
Wåleman671/
Wlesman671/
Willmanová671/
Wylmaan671/
Veulman671/
Uillman671/
Wilmane671/
Bülmann671/
Velmang671/

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