Welt Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Welt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0221:354,65631,718
Germany5381:149,63817,978
Austria771:110,59015,709
Canada681:541,84745,466
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:165,73815,027

Welt (261) may also be a first name.

Welt Last Name Facts

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

Welt (Arabic: فيلت) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Welt.

How Common Is The Last Name Welt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,314th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Welt live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Welt is also the 550,922nd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 261 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 354,656. In The United States Welt is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Welt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welt last name expanded 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welt surname are 33.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Welt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $54,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welte896,288/
Weldt89945/
Wielt8989/
Wehlt8941/
Welth8934/
Wealt894/
Weult891/
Wellt891/
Weilt890/
Weltd890/
Woelt890/
Wlt8610/
Wealth80250/
Weltch80179/
Wieldt8072/
Wehlte8041/
Welthe8019/
Wealte802/
Wellte802/
Wellth801/
Weildt801/
Weltsh801/
Wealet801/
Woeldt801/
Weilth801/
Weldte800/
Weilte800/
Belt7514,854/
Wilt7511,381/
Weld752,688/
Velt75971/
Wllt756/
Wlts755/
Wlet754/
Uelt751/
Wlht751/
Wldt751/
Wjlt751/
Whlt751/
Weltsch73222/
Weilete7337/
Wheelet735/
Whealth734/
Welltch730/
Wildt673,650/
Velte672,333/
Veldt671,201/
Velts67660/
Welcz67258/
Weild67200/
Wield67193/
Wilte67145/
Wälte67132/
Wölte67104/
Weald67104/
Beelt6760/
Beldt6749/
Willt6747/
Hwlth6739/
Wilth6728/
Whilt6725/
Wylet6722/
Wählt6721/
Wältz6720/
Bellt6720/
Velth6715/
Beltt6715/
Veltt677/
Wleth675/
Welld674/
Whlte673/
Wlete672/
Beltė672/
Wiltd672/
Hweld671/
Wjllt671/
Wyolt671/
Vielt671/
Wailt671/
Vellt671/
Wylte671/
Wlett671/
Voelt670/
Waeld670/
Veelt670/
Woeld670/
Huelt670/

Welt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welt in the Arabic language
فيلتfylt-

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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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  • 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 Welt
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