Wellner Surname

102,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2701:35,4654,686
United States1,6751:216,39321,060
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Hungary1091:90,0588,872
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Austria501:170,30922,149
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Czechia181:590,74858,011
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Israel91:950,84857,975
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Wellner (19) may also be a first name.

Wellner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellner occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,688th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,589,779 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wellner live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wellner is also the 2,523,061st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,270 people, or 1 in 35,465. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Wellner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellner surname increased 1,241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellner last name are 13.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wellner earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $46,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.57% more than the national average, earning $83,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woellner93698/
Wuellner93692/
Waellner933/
Wellnerr931/
Whellner931/
Weullner931/
Weillner931/
Wellnner930/
Welner92535/
Wllner9211/
Willner866,106/
Wüllner861,856/
Wöllner861,604/
Bellner86184/
Vellner86168/
Uellner8681/
Weilner8622/
Wøllner867/
Wållner867/
Wuelner866/
Wyllner866/
Woelner866/
Welnert863/
Welgner862/
Wällner861/
Whelner860/
Welnier860/
Wellnerová8222/
Willnerd8089/
Voellner8069/
Huellner801/
Willnear800/
Vellnear800/
Wilner773,794/
Velner77662/
Wølner7798/
Uelner7789/
Belner7785/
Wülner777/
Wölner772/
Wlener771/
Willnerth7514/
Wuillener751/
Welnerová751/
Wllingner750/
Billner71201/
Beelner71106/
Böllner7196/
Völlner7173/
Villner7153/
Wihlner7136/
Wilhner7125/
Wilnier7118/
Wöllnerová7111/
Willnerová718/
Velhner714/
Wilgner713/
Wylgner712/
Velnere712/
Wilnger712/
Vellnerová712/
Wöhlner711/
Wylnner711/
Behlner711/
Woilner711/
Willinnger711/
Wuilner711/
Velneer711/
Wilgneir671/

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