Wellnitz Surname

139,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8301:43,9925,767
United States1,2791:283,39226,370
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Norway61:857,04855,549
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wellnitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wellnitz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellnitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wellnitz is the 139,035th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,265,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Wellnitz live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 43,992. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Brandenburg, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wellnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellnitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellnitz last name rose 18,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellnitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellnitz surname are 25.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Wellnitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning 351,430 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning $36,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woellnitz9441/
Waellnitz9414/
Welnitz9351/
Wellniz932/
Wällnitz8831/
Wöllnitz8815/
Wellnits883/
Woellniz881/
Wellnetz880/
Welnetz80152/
Welnicz804/
Wilnitz800/
Böllnitz752/
Welnic7122/
Wilnetz670/
Welnich670/
Willnich6335/
Velnić57167/
Velnic5765/
Wilnic571/
Velnitsova561/
Vilnits5342/
Velnich5310/
Belnich531/
Villnez530/

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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 Wellnitz
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