Welske Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Welske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welske is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Welske.

How Common Is The Last Name Welske? popularity and diffusion

Welske is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Welske live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Welske is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Welske is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 62 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Peru, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weleske9216/
Welsker927/
Welskes922/
Welskey920/
Welsk9116/
Welschke8644/
Wilske83541/
Belske8391/
Welski8358/
Velske8334/
Welsky836/
Welska833/
Welleskey801/
Weleski77224/
Wilsker77186/
Welsche7752/
Voelske7749/
Belskey7738/
Whelsky7726/
Vaelske7721/
Velsker7720/
Wilskey7719/
Wielski7716/
Wilsket7715/
Wilskie7714/
Welskit7712/
Wielsky7712/
Velsket7711/
Whelski779/
Wielska775/
Welesky774/
Woelzke773/
Wilscke771/
Wilshke771/
Willske771/
Welzker771/
Welzk7322/
Wilsk735/
Belsk732/
Welsc731/
Wilschke71131/
Welskuit716/
Willskey715/
Welskipf711/
Wilski67642/
Wilska67233/
Bleske67208/
Bilske67173/
Uelsky67161/
Wilsky67153/
Velsky67102/
Velzke67101/
Völske6762/
Velsck6722/
Velski6719/
Vilske6717/
Välske6714/
Bölske6710/
Velska674/
Velská673/
Willschke672/
Willesker672/
Uelska671/
Wellsc671/
Velský671/
Wilzke671/
Wlezke670/

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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 Welske
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