Wellor Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wellor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wellor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellor is most common in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wellor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wellor are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 52 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 42 percent are found and Greater London, where 3 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Wellor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wellor has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wellor surname decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whellor920/
Welor913/
Bellor83379/
Wellar83200/
Willor83109/
Vellor8346/
Wyllor834/
Wealor831/
Weylor831/
Weilor830/
Whelor830/
Wlor803/
Belloir772,152/
Vellore771,409/
Bellour771,051/
Willour77188/
Velloor7781/
Vellour7710/
Willior778/
Willore778/
Wheelor773/
Bellorh773/
Bellior772/
Willoor772/
Bellojr771/
Wisllor771/
Whellar770/
Whealor770/
Wiellar770/
Whelore770/
Welar7316/
Wilor737/
Wloer731/
Wleor731/
Whlor730/
Willhour7124/
Velloore715/
Willhore711/
Bellhour710/
Wellardd710/
Wheellar710/
Willhort710/
Bellar672,051/
Billor67995/
Bellur67926/
Vellar67813/
Willar67407/
Vellur67218/
Waylor67206/
Wealar6760/
Villor6732/
Wellhardh6714/
Weilar677/
Weelar676/
Willur673/
Wilour671/
Wilhor671/
Wailor671/
Welhar671/
Woilor671/
Wyllar671/
Whelar671/

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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 Wellor
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