Welscher Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welscher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8471:95,04811,849
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
France391:1,703,147154,208
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Welscher Last Name Facts

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

Welscher is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welscher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,755th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Welscher are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 95,048. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 61 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Welscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welscher surname rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welscher last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welscher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielscher9419/
Welcher932,784/
Welsher93438/
Wilscher88196/
Belscher88160/
Velscher8859/
Wölscher8818/
Wälscher8816/
Welcheer883/
Wellsher882/
Wuelcher881/
Welser861,752/
Welcer86147/
Willscher8254/
Wellshear8237/
Wilschere8216/
Huelscher829/
Wilschger820/
Wilcher805,290/
Wilsher802,116/
Belsher80588/
Velsher8064/
Wölcher8049/
Velcher8026/
Wuelser8014/
Welsker807/
Welserd802/
Belscer801/
Wellser801/
Welsere801/
Welshjr801/
Welsser801/
Wylcher801/
Willschier780/
Wlser771/
Willsher752,005/
Wilshere75405/
Bölscher75145/
Wilshier7568/
Willcher7538/
Wilshear7510/
Wilchert754/
Wealcere754/
Welshire751/
Wilcheir751/
Wilchere751/
Wylshere751/
Whilsher751/
Wellshir750/
Welesier750/
Wilscherová743/
Belser713,143/
Wülser71359/
Welzer71338/
Wilser71229/
Velser71180/
Belcer71118/
Welger7168/
Willshere7153/
Welserová7144/
Wilcer7136/
Velcer7124/
Willsheer7123/
Willshear7114/
Willshier716/
Welxer713/
Wleser711/
Willesher711/
Vlcher711/
Uelcer711/
Wlseer711/
Wellshire710/
Wileshere710/
Welsir710/
Wilsker67186/
Vilcher6771/
Wuelzer6738/
Velcere6731/
Velsker6720/
Huelser6715/
Wilsser6713/
Bellser673/
Vylcher673/
Whelzer672/
Belxher672/
Belzher672/
Bellcer672/
Wellsjr672/
Wilshir671/
Belsser671/
Bilsher671/
Wailcer671/
Wylcert671/
Weldger671/
Velsier671/
Welzker671/
Blsheer671/
Willser670/
Belsker670/
Welgert670/
Belszer670/
Belshir670/
Weilzer670/

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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 Welscher
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