Welskop Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welskop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welskop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany991:813,18659,527
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Welskop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welskop is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welskop? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welskop is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Welskop reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Welskop is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 813,186. In Germany Welskop is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Hesse, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Welskop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welskop are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Welskop earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welskopf9367/
Welskopp9335/
Wielskop932/
Welskoph931/
Welskope931/
Wellskop931/
Welsko9249/
Wellskopf8834/
Welshko8613/
Welskott801/
Welschko801/
Velsko7727/
Welska773/
Belsko771/
Huelskops751/
Welchko71117/
Belskov7134/
Belskoy7132/
Wielska715/
Velskov713/
Welskat711/
Welscott6740/
Wilschko671/

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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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  • 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 Welskop
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