Welters Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Welters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1241:71,6249,094
Netherlands5171:32,6645,444
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Belgium1671:68,84211,001
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
England251:2,228,72284,230
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Welters Last Name Facts

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

Welters is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welters? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,079th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,141,184 people. Welters is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Welters live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Welters is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 71,624. In Germany Welters is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent reside, Bremen, where 4 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany Welters occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Welters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,104 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welters are 10.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Welters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.1% more than the national average, earning R 387,576 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wealters932/
Welthers931/
Wlters922/
Wealthers881/
Wilters86321/
Wleters863/
Velters862/
Wwlters861/
Whlters861/
Wilthers8014/
Vilters71184/
Bülters7127/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welters
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