Wellmeyer Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1951:412,84937,725
United States991:3,661,201203,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Wellmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Wellmeyer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellmeyer? popularity and diffusion

Wellmeyer is the 904,049th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Wellmeyer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Wellmeyer are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wellmeyer is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 412,849. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Wellmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellmeyer last name increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wellmeyer are 24.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wellmeyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $43,007 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wellmeyer
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