Welten Surname

206,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3741:12,2911,755
Switzerland1521:54,0326,989
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Australia721:374,94030,993
Canada681:541,84745,466
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Norway281:183,65321,594
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Austria191:448,18144,644
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Welten (16) may also be a first name.

Welten Last Name Facts

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

Welten is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 206,145th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,623,842 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Welten are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Welten is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,374 people, or 1 in 12,291. In The Netherlands Welten is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 72 percent live, Limburg, where 9 percent live and South Holland, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Welten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welten last name rose 156 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welten last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Welten earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning 282,689 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $49,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whelten923/
Woeltoen863/
Velten837,640/
Weltin83712/
Belten83449/
Wilten83123/
Weltem8327/
Wälten8313/
Wltn802/
Veltien77118/
Veldten7725/
Welltén7711/
Willten771/
Beelten770/
Whilten770/
Veltn7314/
Beltn735/
Wiltn730/
Velthoen71256/
Wilthien7183/
Weslting711/
Veltin67265/
Bülten67183/
Veltem6780/
Bölten6769/
Bilten6741/
Vilten6724/
Beltin6716/
Wiltén6711/
Wiltin6710/
Bälten671/
Vellthoen671/

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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 Welten
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