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Where Does The Last Name Wels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wels occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wels.

How Common Is The Last Name Wels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wels is the 154,149^th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,557,931 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wels reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wels is also the 1,152,838^th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 71 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,281 people, or 1 in 62,846. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Saxony, where 12 percent live and Brandenburg, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany Wels exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Wels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wels Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wels surname are 25.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning 256,827 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.23% more than the national average, earning R 444,936 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $41,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $58,442 CAD per year.