Wellow Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wellow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wellow; or Dweller by the Willow [Old English welewe] The Wilts place occurs in various charters of the Anglo-Saxon period as Welewe; and either the Hants or the neighbouring Wilts Wellow (or both) is referred to in K.

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Wellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Wellow (17) may also be a first name.

Wellow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wellow; or Dweller by the Willow [Old English welewe] The Wilts place occurs in various charters of the Anglo-Saxon period as Welewe; and either the Hants or the neighbouring Wilts Wellow (or both) is referred to in K. Ælfred’s Will: "and mínre yldstan dehter þæne hám æt Welewe" (and to my eldest daughter the vill at Wellow). A stream ("flumen”) called Welwe is mentioned in an eighth-cent. Somerset Latin charter ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 200).

John Schuphurd of Welewe (Soms.), A.D. 1390-1.—MSS. Dn. & Ch. Wells.

But Wellow, Notts, 13th-14th cent. Welha(g)h, Welhawe, is from Old English w(i)ell(a, ’a spring,’ and haga, ‘an enclosure.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wellow Last Name Facts

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

Wellow is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wellow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellow? popularity and diffusion

Wellow is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Wellow live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wellow is also the 2,694,839th most frequent given name globally, borne by 17 people.

It is most common in Syria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,650,511. Other than Syria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weullow923/
Wellows923/
Welow912/
Willow832,260/
Wehlow8381/
Vellow8355/
Weilow8316/
Wellov8310/
Weylow832/
Weelow831/
Wlow801/
Bellowf772/
Whillow771/
Willhow771/
Willowa771/
Wheelow771/
Wellhof771/
Vellows771/
Wellawe771/
Willowe770/
Whealow770/
Willgow770/
Wilow7331/
Welaw731/
Woellhof71158/
Wellhoff71106/
Williows712/
D'Bellow711/
Wellahwe711/
Willoows710/
Bellof67227/
Bellov6781/
Weloff6713/
Bellob678/
Whilow677/
Vellov676/
Wilhow676/
Weilov675/
Wiliow674/
Büllow673/
Welawe673/
Villow673/
Wihlow672/
Whelaw671/
Uillow671/
Belluw671/
Wilowe671/
Welhof671/
Wailow670/

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