Welsa Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Welsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Welsa (280) may also be a first name.

Welsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welsa is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Welsa is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Welsa are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 530,161st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 280 people.

Welsa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sumatra, where 75 percent are found and Papua, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Welsa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Welsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welsa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welsa last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welesa913/
Welsha913/
Welsah911/
Wellsa911/
Welsay910/
Welessa83840/
Welesea831/
Belsa80426/
Velsa8054/
Welso8050/
Wilsa8042/
Welsi8033/
Welse8012/
Welsy809/
Welja806/
Welza805/
Wellessa778/
Welschau771/
Welshead770/
Welshaus770/
Belsha73285/
Welsey73105/
Vielsa7397/
Wilsea7395/
Weljay7349/
Welshe7332/
Wellso7325/
Wilsah7310/
Weljah736/
Wilsha736/
Weleso735/
Wellsi734/
Willsa733/
Welcha732/
Wellse732/
Belsau732/
Welseh732/
Wealso731/
Wellca731/
Welsso731/
Welsit731/
Velsha731/
Wilsau731/
Belssa731/
Welsou731/
Welzes731/
Wilsay731/
Velsza731/
Welsse731/
Wilsap731/
Welsee731/
Weljas731/
Welcea731/
Welsjh731/
Velsay730/
Wehlse730/
Welsie730/
Wellssaad713/
Wellsaudt710/
Welches67231/
Willsea67205/
Bellesa6796/
Willsau6760/
Welsche6752/
Belshay6738/
Weljjaz6725/
Wellsey6723/
Wellzad6719/
Vellesa678/
Belshah676/
Wlxa673/
Wielsøe672/
Willsat672/
Belscha672/
Blsa672/
Wlso671/
Wlse671/
Wilshah671/
Willsoa671/
Bellsha671/
Wylesha671/
Wellsie671/
Welshii671/
Welschy671/
Wilscha671/
Willsay670/
Welshey670/
Willsia670/
Welshes670/
Wilsead670/

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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 Welsa
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