Welty Surname

69,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Welty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9181:52,3946,301
France1021:651,20384,246
Canada541:682,32655,162
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5081:33,3023,994

Welty (120) may also be a first name.

Welty Last Name Facts

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

Welty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,413th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,020,665 people. Welty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Welty reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most numerous forename globally, held by 120 people.

The surname Welty is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6,918 people, or 1 in 52,394. In The United States Welty is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Welty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welty last name increased 459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welty are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Welty earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waelty9178/
Welthy9161/
Weltey914/
Weltay911/
Vwelty911/
Wellty910/
Welthey830/
Welltey830/
Welte806,288/
Welti801,987/
Welta80291/
Wälty80249/
Wilty8063/
Velty8059/
Welté8010/
Weltî801/
Wltey800/
Waelti73430/
Weltee73159/
Weltha73145/
Weltje7359/
Wehlte7341/
Wiltey7341/
Weltge7340/
Welthe7319/
Beltey739/
Welteh738/
Belthy734/
Wuelta734/
Wellte732/
Whltty732/
Veltay732/
Vellty732/
Welthi731/
Wielte731/
Beltay731/
Beltiy731/
Weltie730/
Weldte730/
Waelte730/
Wuilty730/
Waehlte6716/
Weltich6714/
Weltteh677/
Wlti671/
Wlta671/
Vlty671/
Wiltych671/
Weslted671/
Hueltey671/

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Welty Reference & Research

Welty FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Welty 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
  • 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 Welty
  • 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