Welma Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Welma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Welma (7,258) may also be a first name.

Welma Last Name Facts

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

Welma is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 25 percent of Welma reside; 22 percent reside in West Africa and 18 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 75,789th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 7,258 people.

The last name Welma is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,835,210. In Burkina Faso Welma is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Welma Last Name Statistics demography

Welma earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welmma9127/
Wielma9121/
Welmat919/
Wellma917/
Welmah911/
Welmath8319/
Weelmaa834/
Wellmay832/
Welmaid830/
Velma802,969/
Wilma801,613/
Belma80482/
Welmi80199/
Wylma8015/
Whlma809/
Welme807/
Welmy806/
Welmo803/
Wlema802/
Wellmatz771/
Vielma7325,042/
Vuelma73334/
Willma73223/
Belmay73131/
Huelma7399/
Veelma7398/
Vaelma7318/
Welmee738/
Vellma736/
Wellme736/
Velmah736/
Velmma734/
Belmai734/
Wilmah734/
Bellma733/
Velmas733/
Wilmaz731/
Uelmas731/
Velmai731/
Wielmo731/
Veelmaa6766/
Bellmay6762/
Wellmér6713/
Vlma6711/
Vielmaa6710/
Velmoha678/
Wejlemo677/
Wellmet673/
Willmay672/
Willmah672/
Willmai671/
Beelmma671/
Willmea671/
Velmatt671/
Wlmo671/
Wlmj671/
Viellma671/
Vielmah671/
Wilmaut671/
Wehelmi670/

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