Welte Surname

77,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Welte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3921:23,7343,146
United States1,9151:189,27418,780
Austria3761:22,6473,564
Switzerland2261:36,3405,264
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Canada591:624,50251,218
France311:2,142,668174,004
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England51:11,143,612252,590
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

The alternate forms: Welté (10) are calculated separately.

Welte (28) may also be a first name.

Welte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welte occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Welté. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,763rd most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,158,961 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Welte are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Welte is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3,392 people, or 1 in 23,734. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Germany Welte occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Welte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welte surname rose 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welte surname are 30.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $46,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $63,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welté9310/
Weltee91159/
Weltje9159/
Wehlte9141/
Weltge9140/
Welthe9119/
Welteh918/
Weltey914/
Wellte912/
Wealte912/
Wielte911/
Weltie910/
Waelte910/
Weldte910/
Weilte910/
Welt891,814/
Weilete8337/
Waehlte8316/
Weltteh837/
Wealtei831/
Weslted831/
Welltey830/
Welthey830/
Welty807,140/
Velte802,333/
Welti801,987/
Weldt80945/
Belte80352/
Welta80291/
Wilte80145/
Wälte80132/
Wölte80104/
Wielt8089/
Wehlt8041/
Welth8034/
Wealt804/
Whlte803/
Wlete802/
Wylte801/
Wellt801/
Weltî801/
Weult801/
Weilt800/
Wltey800/
Weltd800/
Woelt800/
Whealtey771/
Wlt7510/
Velter73870/
Waelti73430/
Beelte73290/
Wealth73250/
Weltch73179/
Weltha73145/
Beltei7379/
Waelty7378/
Wieldt7372/
Welthy7361/
Wealti7351/
Wöltge7350/
Wiltey7341/
Wählte7333/
Wölter7328/
Wealty7323/
Wiltte7320/
Voelte7319/
Wöhlte7316/
Belthe7315/
Veltes7312/
Beltee7312/
Beltey739/
Whilte739/
Wilhte737/
Whelty735/
Veltet734/
Wuelta734/
Wilthe733/
Veltea732/
Velthe732/
Huelte732/
Wildte732/
Beltea732/
Vwelty731/
Wlther731/
Weildt731/
Weilty731/
Wellth731/
Welthi731/
Weltsh731/
Weltay731/
Wealet731/
Bellte731/
Veltez731/
Woeldt731/
Belteh731/
Weilth731/
Wealed731/
Wiltie730/
Wiltee730/
Wellty730/
Behlte730/
Veltie730/
Weillette715/
Weltheiss711/
Belt6714,854/
Wilt6711,381/
Weld672,688/
Velt67971/
Weltsch67222/
Wealthy67159/
Hueltes67140/
Huelter6717/
Weltich6714/
Wälther6712/
Velther676/
Wllt676/
Wheelet675/
Wlts675/
Wlet674/
Veltess674/
Whealth674/
Whiltey673/
Wllhlte672/
Blte672/
Oueltte671/
Hueltey671/
Belthea671/
Willhte671/
Willtte671/
Wiltett671/
Wilhlte671/
Whillte671/
Vlte671/
Velthep671/
Velttie671/
Wealthi671/
Wilthed671/
Whlt671/
Wjlt671/
Wldt671/
Wlht671/
Wlta671/
Wlti671/
Wiltter671/
Uelt671/
Veglite670/
Welltch670/
Wilttie670/
Vueltes670/
Ouelter670/
Wylette670/

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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 Welte
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