Welter Surname

20,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Welter Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Walter, q.v.; one who came from Welte (border), in Germany.

Welter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,6321:9,3261,169
United States7,0681:51,2826,181
Brazil6,0101:35,6201,474
Luxembourg1,7851:32517
France1,3731:48,3786,275
Poland4221:90,06813,878
Netherlands4071:41,4927,046
Switzerland2891:28,4184,338
Belgium2751:41,8066,850
Argentina2341:182,66415,286
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Paraguay1031:70,2601,830
Australia821:329,21628,102
England491:1,137,10353,999
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria371:230,14727,778
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Micronesia241:4,427583
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Norway71:734,61250,907
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Welter (1,158) may also be a first name.

Welter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variants of Walter, q.v.; one who came from Welte (border), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Welter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welter has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,077th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 267,570 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Welter reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 233,570th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,158 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 8,632 people, or 1 in 9,326. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent are found and Saarland, where 8 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

Welter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Welter surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.75% less than the national average, earning 260,414 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning R 326,292 per year; in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,455 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welther92737/
Waelter9249/
Wellter9220/
Wealter924/
Weltter921/
Weilter921/
Weltier920/
Woelter920/
Whelter920/
Wlter914/
Wealther865/
Waelther861/
Belter834,012/
Velter83870/
Wälter83434/
Wilter83251/
Wölter8328/
Weltre834/
Weltir831/
Wlther831/
Welterova802/
Whellther801/
Voelter77121/
Belther7780/
Willter7719/
Huelter7717/
Wälther7712/
Wilther7710/
Wailter778/
Weltreh777/
Velther776/
Veltier775/
Beltter773/
Whylter772/
Behlter771/
Wiltger771/
Wiltter771/
Whilter771/
Ouelter770/
Weltherová751/
Vlter731/
Veltheer71104/
Velthier712/
Belteher711/
Beltther710/
Whiltere710/
Bölter671,293/
Veltre671,200/
Bülter67859/
Vilter67344/
Völter67320/
Beltir67225/
Bilter67125/
Veglitter673/
Velterová671/
Veltir671/
Vltetr671/
Vllter671/
Wiltre670/

Search for Another Surname

Welter Reference & Research

Walters DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Walters FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Welter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis