Weltz Surname

230,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Weltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9201:393,97734,555
Germany3501:230,01625,587
Denmark1381:40,9044,265
Canada1251:294,76527,374
France771:862,633101,453
Austria281:304,12334,120
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Norway201:257,11427,149
England191:2,932,529101,561
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Weltz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weltz has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weltz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weltz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weltz is the 230,410th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,150,083 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Weltz reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 393,977. In The United States Weltz is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Iowa, where 6 percent live and North Dakota, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Weltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weltz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weltz last name rose 469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Weltz are 10.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weltz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning 392,253 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning R 199,932 per year; in United States they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $49,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeltz91282/
Woeltz9185/
Weltze911/
Wealtz911/
Weltzs910/
Wheltz910/
Welz899,517/
Wiltz803,947/
Veltz80737/
Welcz80258/
Welts80220/
Woelz80104/
Wellz8040/
Waelz8025/
Wuelz8023/
Wältz8020/
Weelz804/
Weltzsch7712/
Wlz756/
Voeltz73867/
Weltch73179/
Veltze7362/
Belltz732/
Weltsh731/
Vieltz731/
Whiltz731/
Wiltsz731/
Waeldz731/
Wielts731/
Wiltze730/
Whelts730/
Wellts730/
Welsts730/
Belttz730/
Weltse730/
Hueltz730/
Welc671,264/
Wilz671,202/
Velz67411/
Weltsch67222/
Wölz67216/
Wälz6769/
Wlts675/
Wheelts672/
Wltx671/
Vwlz671/
Uelz671/
Wiltzse671/
Wlez671/
Wylz671/
Welltch670/

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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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  • 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 Weltz
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