Welsy Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Wales

Welsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Welsy (315) may also be a first name.

Welsy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welsy occurs most in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Welsy is primarily found in Asia, where 33 percent of Welsy are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Welsy is also the 494,917th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 315 people.

Welsy is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Welsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welsy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welsy last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welsey91105/
Welesy910/
Welsay910/
Wellsey8323/
Welschy831/
Welshey830/
Welsi8033/
Belsy8013/
Welse8012/
Welsa8010/
Wilsy806/
Wlsey801/
Velsy801/
Wellesey771/
Wilsey732,849/
Belsey731,228/
Velősy7379/
Welese7355/
Weljay7349/
Welshe7332/
Velsey7320/
Welgey7314/
Wellsi734/
Wilesy733/
Welsha733/
Welseh732/
Wellse732/
Welsjh731/
Welsse731/
Wilsay731/
Welsit731/
Bellsy731/
Welzes731/
Welsee731/
Wellsa731/
Wilshy731/
Wilsoy731/
Willsy730/
Wylsey730/
Welsie730/
Wehlse730/
Velsay730/
Willsey671,792/
Welches67231/
Bellsey6757/
Welsche6752/
Weleshe6752/
Belshay6738/
Wailesy6713/
Welessi674/
Wielsøe672/
Huelsey672/
Beelsey672/
Velscey671/
Welesea671/
Wlse671/
Weleshi671/
Wlcy671/
Vlsy671/
Welshii671/
Wellsie671/
Willshy671/
Wealshe670/
Willsay670/
Wailsey670/
Whilesy670/
Welshes670/

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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 Welsy
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