Welson Surname

205,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Welson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Nigeria4061:436,31222,455
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
England701:795,97243,050
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Wales191:162,87011,152
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Micronesia41:26,561731
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Welson (14,881) may also be a first name.

Welson Last Name Facts

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

Welson (Hindi: विलसन, Oriya: େୱଲସନ) is most common in Egypt. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Welson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,095th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,600,566 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Welson are found; 42 percent are found in North Africa and 42 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Welson is also the 46,636th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 14,881 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Welson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welson surname expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Welson last name is chiefly Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States Welson are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Welson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,292 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 144.12% more than the national average, earning $121,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellson92139/
Welshon9258/
Weelson9256/
Wielson9251/
Weilson9210/
Weleson923/
Whelson922/
Welsion922/
Welszon921/
Wuelson921/
Welsonn921/
Wealson921/
Welsond921/
Wlson91110/
Welesson8610/
Welleson869/
Weulsoon867/
Welshhon866/
Wheelson863/
Wellsion861/
Welshone860/
Welshond860/
Welschon860/
Wilson831,701,599/
Belson832,516/
Velson8365/
Welsen8333/
Wylson8327/
Wllson8313/
Uelson838/
Welsom831/
Wlsion831/
Whlson831/
Wílson831/
Welsan831/
Wealshone800/
Willson7734,958/
Wilsson77463/
Welsand77149/
Bellson77113/
Huelson7750/
Welshan7746/
Wuilson7737/
Wilsonn7726/
Wilsone7724/
Welchon7722/
Wilsoon7721/
Wellsén7714/
Wilsion7711/
Wielsen7710/
Wilsonh7710/
Welsant7710/
Whilson779/
Welsien779/
Wwilson778/
Wyllson777/
Welseen777/
Welesan776/
Wilsoin774/
Weilsen773/
Wileson773/
Woilson773/
Wilsonc772/
Vielson772/
Wihlson772/
Wilshon772/
Welshom772/
Belsson771/
Wilsomn771/
Wijlson771/
Whylson771/
Welsian771/
Belshon771/
Wailson771/
Hwilson771/
Wlleson771/
Wellxon771/
Wilsjon771/
Wellsom771/
Wilhson771/
Vellson771/
Velsone771/
Veelson770/
Behlson770/
Wilscon770/
Wlsan731/
Blson731/
Wlsen730/
Belleson7187/
Wellsand7173/
Willeson7149/
Willsone7144/
Willshon7130/
Willsson7119/
D'Wilson7118/
Wilhsson7118/
Willsion7115/
Veglison7110/
Wihlsson717/
Wilsonne715/
Wellshan712/
Willlson712/
Velleson712/
Willsomn711/
Willsond711/
Wilsoung711/
Wielsahn711/
Welshand711/
Welshane711/
Welshhan711/
Welshsan711/
Weldzion711/
Welesane711/
Wilsonck711/
Velshoen711/
Vaelsson711/
Wuillson711/
Welshaun710/
Whilsion710/
Willsoin710/
Bilson677,297/
Vilson672,349/
Wilsan67473/
Wilsen67276/
Wilsom67238/
Belsan67237/
Uilson67227/
Velsen67159/
Belsen67106/
Belsun67101/
Belzon6773/
Velsan6757/
Bleson6729/
Wilzon6726/
Wilsonová6719/
Vylson6719/
Whilleson679/
Bylson677/
Welsum675/
Wilsun674/
Wilxon673/
Welsam672/
Weljan672/
Wylsen672/
Welchjohn671/
Welsem671/
Velsán671/
Velcon671/
Wilsonova671/
Wilsén671/
Belsún671/
Velschoen671/
Velsun671/
Wylsom671/
Velsom670/
Willesson670/
Welshaunt670/
Wilsoseen670/

Welson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welson in the Hindi language
विलसनvilasana-
Welson in the Oriya language
େୱଲସନewalasana50
େୱଲସାନewalasana25
େୱଲସନ୍ewalasan25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welson
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