Welston Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Welston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Welston (94) may also be a first name.

Welston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welston occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Welston is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Welston live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 94 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Welston is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 83 percent reside, Kansas, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Welston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welston last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welston last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Welston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellston9310/
Weleston930/
Whelston930/
Wellstone8810/
Whelstone883/
Welleston882/
Wilston86222/
Belston8690/
Wylston862/
Uelston861/
Welstan860/
Wilstone8091/
Welstand8024/
Willston8017/
Beelston800/
Huelston800/
Whilston800/
Wileston800/
Willeston758/
Belleston750/
Bilston71508/
Bleston718/
Wilstan711/
Wellstam678/
Billston673/
Villeston632/
Blstan621/
Wilstam578/
Wåhlstam5311/

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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 Welston
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