Wellstein Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wellstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wellstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2351:342,57633,517
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wellstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wellstein is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 860,770th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Wellstein live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 342,576. In Germany Wellstein is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 52 percent live, Hesse, where 22 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Wellstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wellstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wellstein last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wellstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 45.18% more than the national average, earning $62,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.63% more than the national average, earning $77,323 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wellstein
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