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 occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welster is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Welster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Welster reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Welster is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 52 people.

Welster is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 25 percent are found, Indiana, where 25 percent are found and Michigan, where 25 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Welster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welster last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Welster last name is predominantly 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
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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 Welster
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