Welsk Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Welsk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Welsk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welsk is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welsk are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 69 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Welsk is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,885,765. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Argentina it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welske9143/
Weleske8316/
Welzk8022/
Wilsk805/
Belsk802/
Welsc801/
Welschke7744/
Wilske73541/
Velske7334/
Velsck7322/
Wellsc731/
Wlzk671/
Blsk671/
Willske671/
Wlxk671/
Wlsx671/
Wlsc671/
Wljk671/
Wilscke671/
Wilshke671/
Welchks670/

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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 Welsk
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