Welsim Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welsim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Welsim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welsim is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Welsim reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Welsim is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 95 percent are found and Western, where 5 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Welsim exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welsin837/
Welsem831/
Welsink77136/
Welsien779/
Willsim772/
Belshim772/
Wellsin770/
Wlsin731/
Welsn731/
Belsheim71242/
Weleseme712/
Wuelsing711/
Welssing710/
Welzin6791/
Velsin6756/
Wilsin6743/
Welsen6733/
Wilsem6713/
Blesim677/
Belsin674/
Bellsheim672/
Velgim672/
Welgin671/
Belgim671/
Velcim671/
Wellsn671/
Wellsemdt671/
Belcim671/
Belsem670/
Welschion670/
Welcin670/

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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 Welsim
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