Welther Surname
Approximately 737 people bear this surname
Welther Surname Definition:
(German) Variants of Walter, q.v.; one who came from Welte (border), in Germany.
Welther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 368 | 1:218,765 | 24,626 |
| United States | 242 | 1:1,497,764 | 102,032 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Hungary | 18 | 1:545,349 | 33,535 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Welther (82) may also be a first name.
Welther 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.
Welther Demographics
Welther Political Affiliation
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Welther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welther Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welther is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welther? popularity and diffusion
Welther is the 458,583rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. Welther occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Welther live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 82 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 218,765. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 30 percent are found, Hesse, where 28 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.
Welther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Welther has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welther last name rose 12,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Welther Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Welther surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.11% being registered with the political party.
Welther earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.81% more than the national average, earning $54,286 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wealther | 93 | 5 | / |
| Waelther | 93 | 1 | / |
| Welter | 92 | 27,236 | / |
| Wlther | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whellther | 88 | 1 | / |
| Belther | 86 | 80 | / |
| Waelter | 86 | 49 | / |
| Wellter | 86 | 20 | / |
| Wälther | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wilther | 86 | 10 | / |
| Velther | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wealter | 86 | 4 | / |
| Weilter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weltter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woelter | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weltier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whelter | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wlter | 83 | 4 | / |
| Weltherová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Veltheer | 80 | 104 | / |
| Velthier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Belteher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beltther | 80 | 0 | / |
| Belter | 77 | 4,012 | / |
| Velter | 77 | 870 | / |
| Wälter | 77 | 434 | / |
| Wilter | 77 | 251 | / |
| Wölter | 77 | 28 | / |
| Weltre | 77 | 4 | / |
| Weltir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welterova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Voelter | 71 | 121 | / |
| Willter | 71 | 19 | / |
| Huelter | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wailter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Weltreh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Veltier | 71 | 5 | / |
| Beltter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Whylter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bylther | 71 | 2 | / |
| Whilter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behlter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiltger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiltter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouelter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wilthire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vlter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiltere | 67 | 0 | / |
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Welther 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.
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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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- 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 Welther
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