Welm Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Iceland

Welm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Welm (14) may also be a first name.

Welm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welm is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Welm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welm is the 1,918,812th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Welm reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Welm is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 42 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 28 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Welm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welm last name grew 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welm Last Name Statistics demography

Welm earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelm89227/
Wellm89199/
Weelm897/
Welme897/
Whelm893/
Wielm891/
Weslm890/
Wlm865/
Woellm8020/
Wellme806/
Weglim802/
Wehelm801/
Whellm800/
Wilm751,996/
Belm75740/
Wölm75484/
Wlem75226/
Velm75122/
Wlhm754/
Wålm752/
Wjlm752/
Wwlm751/
Uelm751/
Vwlm751/
Weillem730/
Bellm67859/
Willm67694/
Wihlm67129/
Velme67104/
Wilhm6760/
Wilme6755/
Voelm6731/
Wöllm6729/
Wålme6710/
Beelm674/
Vellm671/
Vielm671/
Huelm671/
Wylem670/
Behlm670/
Whilm670/

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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 Welm
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