Welsen Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Welsen (81) may also be a first name.

Welsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welsen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Welsen reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.

Welsen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 45 percent reside, Bavaria, where 27 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Welsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welsen surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welsen Last Name Statistics demography

Welsen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielsen9210/
Welsien929/
Welseen927/
Welshen924/
Weilsen923/
Welesen921/
Welsn911/
Wlsen910/
Welschen86807/
Wellesen8699/
Welson832,024/
Welzen83366/
Wilsen83276/
Velsen83159/
Belsen83106/
Welgen8328/
Welsin837/
Wylsen832/
Wellsn831/
Welsan831/
Welsem831/
Wlsn8080/
Wellessen8032/
Welchen77450/
Wielzen77388/
Welzien77188/
Welsand77149/
Wellson77139/
Welsink77136/
Willsen7783/
Huelsen7778/
Weltgen7763/
Welshon7758/
Weelson7756/
Weltjen7754/
Wielson7751/
Welsyng7749/
Welshan7746/
Weldgen7744/
Voelsen7726/
Wilshen7715/
Wellsén7714/
Weilson7710/
Welsant7710/
Welesan776/
Velsent773/
Weleson773/
Whelson772/
Wilssen772/
Welsion772/
Belssen771/
Wllesen771/
Welsian771/
Vielsen771/
Welszon771/
Wuelson771/
Welsonn771/
Wealson771/
Welsond771/
Welgien770/
Wilsien770/
Wellsin770/
Wellgen770/
Wlson73110/
Wilsn7330/
Wlsan731/
Wlsin731/
Willesen71212/
Bellesen71122/
Wellsand7173/
Uelschen7169/
Welszyng7133/
Vellesen7123/
Welesson7110/
Welleson719/
Weulsoon717/
Welshhon716/
Willåsen716/
Weilezan715/
Wheelson713/
Wellshan712/
Wuelsing711/
Wielsahn711/
Welshand711/
Welshane711/
Welshhan711/
Welshsan711/
Welesane711/
Weylezan711/
Wellsion711/
Wilschen711/
Welshaun710/
Welshone710/
Welssing710/
Welshond710/
Welschon710/
Wellshausen710/
Wilson671,701,599/
Belson672,516/
Velzen67611/
Wilsan67473/
Bilsen67417/
Belgen67367/
Belsan67237/
Vilsen67219/
Wilgen67219/
Welzin6791/
Velson6765/
Bellehsen6758/
Velsan6757/
Velsin6756/
Wilsin6743/
Wlezen6741/
Uelzen6737/
Völsen6728/
Wylson6727/
Belzen6726/
Welzyn6721/
Welsim6721/
Wilzen6719/
Belcen6719/
Wllson6713/
Wilsem6713/
Uelson678/
Belsin674/
Uelgen674/
Vlsent673/
Willeseen672/
Wilshasen672/
Blesen672/
Welsam672/
Weljan672/
Welsom671/
Blssen671/
Wlsion671/
Wellsemdt671/
Whlson671/
Wílson671/
Weilezane671/
Welgin671/
Weylezane671/
Velsán671/
Wilsén671/
Wilcen671/
Wiljen671/
Velschoen671/
Willlsent671/
Wealshone670/
Willsn670/
Welshaunt670/
Welcin670/
Wilsoseen670/
Welschion670/
Wilsne670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welsen
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