Welven Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Welven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Welven (156) may also be a first name.

Welven Last Name Facts

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

Welven is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Welven reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Welven is also the 735,679th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 156 people.

The last name Welven is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Welven exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welvein923/
Weelven922/
Wolven83983/
Belven8315/
Welvin837/
Wilven832/
Velven832/
Walven831/
Welwean7732/
Belvean770/
Wuelving711/
Belvin672,836/
Velvin67296/
Walvin67289/
Wolvin67274/
Vilven67144/
Belvén6719/
Wolvén678/
Bilven677/
Valven675/
Wilvin672/
Velvyn671/
Volven671/
Whalvin6219/
Wallvin625/
Velving623/
Velvine622/
Velvyna621/
Belvain621/
Valvean620/
Belvinn620/
Beilbein571/
Velhuisen532/
Volvyn50283/
Valvin50225/
Bilvin5063/
Volvin5016/
Vylvyn504/
Valvyn504/
Vilvin503/

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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 Welven
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