Welve Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Welve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Welve (61) may also be a first name.
Welve Demographics
Average Welve Salary in
Norway
263,658 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Welve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welve is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welve? popularity and diffusion
Welve is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Welve live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. Welve is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 61 people.
The last name Welve is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 155,827. In Norway Welve is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 82 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Welve Last Name Statistics demography
Welve earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.82% less than the national average, earning 263,658 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walve | 80 | 536 | / |
| Velve | 80 | 210 | / |
| Wolve | 80 | 59 | / |
| Welvi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Belve | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wilve | 80 | 2 | / |
| Welvy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Velvet | 73 | 154 | / |
| Velves | 73 | 108 | / |
| Wolvey | 73 | 73 | / |
| Velver | 73 | 65 | / |
| Velvez | 73 | 60 | / |
| Belvey | 73 | 17 | / |
| Weliue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wuelva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wellwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Walvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beilve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehlwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Velvie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Velvey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huelves | 67 | 492 | / |
| Velvett | 67 | 51 | / |
| Velvets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huelver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huelvez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velleve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velvech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollvee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Willeve | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Welve
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis