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Where Does The Last Name Welser Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Welser is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Welser click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welser? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 230,851^st most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,159,558 people. Welser is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Welser live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 649,894^th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 195 people.

Welser is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 120,698. In Germany Welser is most common in: Bavaria, where 66 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Austria, where 26 percent are found.

Welser Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welser surname increased 602 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welser Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Welser last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the political party.

Welser earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,171 USD per year.