Welsly Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Welsly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Welsly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welsly has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Welsly is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Welsly reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Welsly is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Maryland County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Liberia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and China, where 8 percent reside.

Welsly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welsly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welsley9226/
Wellsly922/
Welslay921/
Wellesly8626/
Wellsley8615/
Welssley860/
Welshley860/
Belsly8383/
Wilsly836/
Welsle831/
Wlesly831/
Wellesley80604/
Belsley77172/
Welchly7718/
Weldsle771/
Wlesley771/
Welsler770/
Wilsley770/
Welshlloyd751/
Welchley715/
Welssler712/
Willsley712/
Wellsler711/
Willesly711/
Belsle673/
Vilsly671/
Welleslee671/
Wellslead670/

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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 Welsly
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