Welmes Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Welmes (25) may also be a first name.

Welmes Last Name Facts

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

Welmes is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welmes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Welmes reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Welmes is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Welmes is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelmes921/
Wilmes837,189/
Belmes831,441/
Velmes832/
Welmis830/
Weylemess800/
Willmes772,185/
Belmeis7719/
Vielmes773/
Wielmis771/
Wilmexs771/
Velmeus771/
Wilmest770/
Blmes731/
Willmets7137/
Wilmetts711/
Willmesz711/
Belmis67645/
Bilmes67195/
Belmez67185/
Vilmes6776/
Willmetts6764/
Velmesova6711/
Belmys679/
Wlmeez677/
Wilmis677/
Bylmes676/
Wilmès673/
Wilmez671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Welmes
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