Welp Surname

121,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0451:39,3675,207
United States1,1061:327,72129,754
Netherlands3621:46,6507,945
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France111:6,038,429280,838
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Welp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welp is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,575th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,935,089 people. The last name Welp occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Welp live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Welp is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,045 people, or 1 in 39,367. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Welp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welp surname rose 844 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welp last name are 28.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.54% registered with the party.

The amount Welp earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.65% less than the national average, earning $33,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welpe89155/
Welps8917/
Woelp892/
Welph890/
Whelp890/
Wlp865/
Weilep80127/
Whelpe800/
Wilp75353/
Welb7538/
Velp7534/
Belp7521/
Wölp758/
Wylp753/
Wllp751/
Wlep751/
Wlpe751/
Wlps751/
Weilepp73165/
Wheelep730/
Wilps67281/
Voelp6781/
Velpe6716/
Wilpe6714/
Velps6713/
Wielb6711/
Bellp674/
Welbh672/
Belph672/
Whilp672/
Wlehp671/
Wealb671/
Wilpz671/
Behlp671/
Wojlp671/
Wwlpz671/
Wheellep670/
Welbs670/

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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 Welp
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