Welster Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Welster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Welster (52) may also be a first name.

Welster Last Name Facts

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

Welster is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Welster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Welster live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent reside, Indiana, where 25 percent reside and Michigan, where 25 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Welster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welster surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Welster surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welester936/
Welsterd930/
Wilster8687/
Belster865/
Velster863/
Huelster80208/
Whilster801/
Wilester800/
Bellester7581/
Vellester7528/
Willester751/
Huelstier751/
Vilster7184/
Blester7110/
Bölster716/
Bilster712/
Belllester711/
Vlester711/
Villester63151/
Billester6315/
Wilsthire633/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Welster
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