Welthagen Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Welthagen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welthagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1211:48,3306,159
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Welthagen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welthagen is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welthagen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 322,699th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Welthagen live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Welthagen is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,121 people, or 1 in 48,330. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, North West, where 10 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Welthagen Last Name Statistics demography

Welthagen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.49% more than the national average, earning R 462,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilthagen8990/
Wilathagen840/
Weltegen820/
Wilthausen740/
Wiltegen711/

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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 Welthagen
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