Wellsey Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wellsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wellsey Last Name Facts

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

Wellsey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellsey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Wellsey is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Wellsey are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wellsey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 68 percent live, New York, where 23 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live.

Wellsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wellsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellsey last name rose 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellsey Last Name Statistics demography

Wellsey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning $21,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellesey931/
Welsey92105/
Wellse922/
Willsey861,792/
Bellsey8657/
Wellsie861/
Welshey860/
Welse8312/
Welsy839/
Wlsey831/
Whillsey800/
Wilsey772,849/
Belsey771,228/
Willse77213/
Welese7755/
Welshe7732/
Velsey7720/
Wellge7716/
Welgey7714/
Wellsi774/
Welseh772/
Wellce771/
Welsse771/
Welsee771/
Bellsy771/
Wellsa771/
Welsie770/
Willsy770/
Welsay770/
Welesy770/
Bellse770/
Wylsey770/
Wehlse770/
Wehleseyi751/
Wlse731/
Willsie71607/
Bellese71428/
Willsea71205/
Welsche7152/
Weleshe7152/
Bellecy7126/
Wellscheid716/
Huelsey712/
Bellsie712/
Beelsey712/
Wielsøe712/
Bellezy711/
Welschy711/
Willsee711/
Welesea711/
Vellese711/
Wellgie711/
Willshy711/
Bellshe711/
Velscey711/
Welshes710/
Billsey710/
Vellsge710/
Wailsey710/
Willsay710/
Wellece710/
Wealshe710/
Welge671,852/
Willshee67107/
Wilse6788/
Welsi6733/
Welce6731/
Welze6721/
Willesee6720/
Velse6718/
Belse6717/
Belsy6713/
Welsa6710/
Wellessa678/
Wilsy676/
Bellesse675/
Velleses675/
Wlser671/
Bellezay671/
Wlxey671/
Velsy671/
Welljahy671/
Willshay670/
Willeser670/
Welshead670/
Wylse670/
Hwlse670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wellsey
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