Welse Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Welse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Welse (42) may also be a first name.

Welse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welse (Marathi: वेळसे) occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Welse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welse? popularity and diffusion

Welse is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Welse is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Welse are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and New York, where 17 percent live. Besides The United States Welse occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Welse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welse last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welse Last Name Statistics demography

Welse earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welsey91105/
Welese9155/
Welshe9132/
Wellse912/
Welseh912/
Welsee911/
Welsse911/
Wehlse910/
Welsie910/
Wels892,849/
Wlse891/
Welsche8352/
Weleshe8352/
Wellsey8323/
Wielsøe832/
Wellsie831/
Welesea831/
Wealshe830/
Welshey830/
Welshes830/
Wells80315,346/
Welsh8082,193/
Welge801,852/
Weels80478/
Wiels80478/
Weals80109/
Wilse8088/
Weyls8082/
Weils8079/
Waels8074/
Welss8066/
Welsz8057/
Weles8056/
Woels8038/
Welsi8033/
Welce8031/
Welze8021/
Velse8018/
Belse8017/
Welhs8012/
Welsa8010/
Welsy809/
Weëls802/
Wlsey801/
Welsp801/
Welsø801/
Welez801/
Wlser801/
Wylse800/
Whels800/
Hwlse800/
Wehls800/
Wellesey771/
Welshead770/
Wls753/
Welsch7316,833/
Welles733,435/
Wilsey732,849/
Belsey731,228/
Belshe73780/
Wülser73359/
Wilsie73258/
Willse73213/
Velser73180/
Wheals73154/
Welche73136/
Weales73116/
Wilsea7395/
Huelse7385/
Weills7377/
Weltje7359/
Weltge7340/
Wealls7337/
Wheels7335/
Wilseh7329/
Wilshe7325/
Belsie7322/
Velsey7320/
Wellge7316/
Welgey7314/
Uelses7313/
Wiehls7313/
Wilsøe7311/
Wellls739/
Wheles738/
Wellsh737/
Wellez737/
Whells735/
Weljee735/
Wellss734/
Wellsi734/
Wuells733/
Welsha733/
Weiles733/
Wlseet733/
Wealsh732/
Wylsee732/
Wilsee732/
Woells732/
Weyles732/
Whelsh732/
Wleser731/
Wilsei731/
Weeles731/
Weells731/
Weilss731/
Weslsh731/
Welcea731/
Weless731/
Wellsa731/
Welsjh731/
Wiells731/
Hwells731/
Welsit731/
Well's731/
Waells731/
Wilese731/
Wellce731/
Welzei731/
Welzes731/
Wlseer731/
Welsay730/
Uelset730/
Beelse730/
Velsie730/
Wylsey730/
Bellse730/
Wylsie730/
Welesy730/
Welssh730/
Belsee730/
Weihls730/
Welscheit7129/
Welscheid7119/
Welz679,517/
Wils673,946/
Willsey671,792/
Wheless671,316/
Vels671,080/
Bels67760/
Willsie67607/
Wheeles67522/
Bellese67428/
Wielsch67353/
Welchez67291/
Wöls67243/
Welches67231/
Willsea67205/
Welß67129/
Wuelche6775/
Belshee6768/
Velsher6764/
Bellsey6757/
Uels6747/
Wuelzer6738/
Wellesz6737/
Wheiles6734/
Wyls6725/
Wellsch6722/
Waelsch6719/
Huelser6715/
Huelsse677/
Wellscheid676/
Wlsd675/
Blse675/
Velsehe674/
Welessi674/
Wlsz674/
Wheales672/
Wheelss672/
Bellsie672/
Belsche672/
Beelsey672/
Huelsey672/
Wles672/
Wlsp672/
Bellshe671/
Wilesie671/
Weilege671/
Wheelez671/
Whelles671/
Weldger671/
Wellgie671/
Welschh671/
Vellese671/
Velsier671/
Welshii671/
Willsee671/
Wilsseh671/
Vielsøe671/
Velscey671/
Wlls671/
Wlsh671/
D'Welsh671/
Wwls671/
Weleshi671/
Wilscet671/
Welschy671/
Welx671/
Wlhs671/
Wlss671/
Wailsse671/
Wilsead670/
Wilsheu670/
Wellece670/
Wailsey670/
Vellsge670/
Whilese670/

Welse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welse in the Marathi language
वेळसेvelase-

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Footnotes

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