Wellson Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wellson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Wellson (493) may also be a first name.

Wellson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellson (Oriya: େୱଲସନ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Wellson occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Wellson live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 382,601st most frequent given name worldwide, held by 493 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 339,014. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 99 percent live and Sabah, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wellson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellson last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellson Last Name Statistics demography

Wellson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welleson939/
Wellsion931/
Welson922,024/
Wllson9213/
Willson8634,958/
Bellson86113/
Welshon8658/
Weelson8656/
Wielson8651/
Wellsén8614/
Weilson8610/
Wyllson867/
Weleson863/
Whelson862/
Welsion862/
Wlleson861/
Wellxon861/
Welszon861/
Wuelson861/
Welsonn861/
Wealson861/
Wellsom861/
Welsond861/
Vellson861/
Wlson83110/
Belleson8087/
Wellsand8073/
Willeson8049/
Willsone8044/
Willshon8030/
Willsson8019/
Willsion8015/
Welesson8010/
Weulsoon807/
Welshhon806/
Wheelson803/
Wellshan802/
Willlson802/
Velleson802/
Willsomn801/
Willsond801/
Wuillson801/
Welshone800/
Welshond800/
Willsoin800/
Welschon800/
Wilson771,701,599/
Belson772,516/
Velson7765/
Welsen7733/
Wylson7727/
Uelson778/
Welsom771/
Wlsion771/
Whlson771/
Wílson771/
Welsan771/
Whilleson759/
Wealshone750/
Willesson750/
Billson711,683/
Wilsson71463/
Welsand71149/
Willsen7183/
Huelson7150/
Welshan7146/
Wuilson7137/
Villson7127/
Wilsonn7126/
Wilsone7124/
Welchon7122/
Wilsoon7121/
Willsan7115/
Willsom7113/
Wilsion7111/
Wielsen7110/
Wilsonh7110/
Welsant7110/
Whilson719/
Welsien719/
Wwilson718/
Willsun717/
Welseen717/
Welesan716/
Uillson715/
Wilsoin714/
Bellsan714/
Willxon714/
Weilsen713/
Wileson713/
Woilson713/
Wilsonc712/
Vielson712/
Wihlson712/
Wilshon712/
Welshom712/
Belsson711/
Wilsomn711/
Wijlson711/
Whylson711/
Welsian711/
Belshon711/
Wailson711/
Hwilson711/
Wellsam711/
Wilsjon711/
Wilhson711/
Velsone711/
Veelson710/
Behlson710/
Wilscon710/
Bellezon6758/
Villeson6738/
Willsund6723/
D'Wilson6718/
Wilhsson6718/
Billeson6717/
Veglison6710/
Wihlsson677/
Billsson676/
Willåsen676/
Wilsonne675/
Vellesan674/
Wilsoung671/
Wielsahn671/
Welshand671/
Welshane671/
Welshhan671/
Welshsan671/
Weldzion671/
Welesane671/
Vellezon671/
Wilsonck671/
Wlsan671/
Bellesan671/
Blson671/
Velshoen671/
Vaelsson671/
Willjong670/
Welshaun670/
Willcoon670/
Whilsion670/
Wlsen670/
Wellshausen670/

Wellson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wellson in the Oriya language
େୱଲସନewalasana-

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