Welsel Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Welsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Welsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welsel occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welsel live; 73 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Welsel is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Welsel is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 75 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent live. Outside of Brazil Welsel occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Welsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welsel last name contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welsel Last Name Statistics demography

Welsel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelsel924/
Welselt921/
Welshel920/
Welsell920/
Welsl912/
Welzel836,904/
Welcel8379/
Welgel834/
Belsel832/
Wellsl832/
Wilsel831/
Welsll830/
Welchel77819/
Weldjel778/
Waelzel776/
Wilsell772/
Welgelt771/
Whelcel771/
Weilzel771/
Welzell770/
Belsell770/
Welzl73234/
Welcl732/
Welchell713/
Velsield711/
Whilsell710/
Bilsel671,351/
Velzel67142/
Blesel6739/
Belzel6730/
Welzelová678/
Velcel675/
Woelzl675/
Belgel673/
Belcel672/
Velgel671/
Welclh671/
Whilesell671/
Bellesell671/
Welschild670/

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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
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  • 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 Welsel
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