Welms Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Welms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Welms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welms is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Welms.

How Common Is The Last Name Welms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Welms live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Welms is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Welms is primarily found in: Maryland, where 30 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 30 percent live and Ohio, where 23 percent live. Not including The United States Welms is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Welms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welms last name grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welms last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welms earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 71.44% less than the national average, earning $12,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $51,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelms9137/
Wielms9128/
Wellms9127/
Whelms913/
Weilms911/
Wilms8018,086/
Wölms8025/
Velms8024/
Belms805/
Welmz802/
Wlems801/
Willms7312,720/
Wilmms736/
Wilhms735/
Wilmss735/
Wilmsh731/
Wilmse731/
Vielms731/
Wihlms731/
Whilms730/
Wilmsch6711/
Wuillms671/
Willhms671/
Waillems624/
Wjllemse621/
Vilms60414/
Vlems60148/
Bilms6019/
Vylms606/
Uilms601/
Wlemz601/
Wilmz600/
Villms555/
Vilmss551/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Welms
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis