Welz Surname
Approximately 9,517 people bear this surname
Welz Surname Definition:
Nickname in Old German for Walter (q.v.).
Welz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,470 | 1:10,777 | 1,355 |
| United States | 1,190 | 1:304,587 | 28,026 |
| Austria | 215 | 1:39,607 | 6,363 |
| Poland | 116 | 1:327,662 | 37,999 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Welz (18) may also be a first name.
Welz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nickname in Old German for Walter (q.v.).
Welz Demographics
Average Male Welz Height
173.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Welz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 53,625th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 765,740 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Welz are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 18 people.
The surname Welz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,470 people, or 1 in 10,777. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.
Welz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Welz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welz last name grew 1,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Welz surname are 12.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.4% registered with the political party.
The amount Welz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning 269,572 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning R 284,640 per year; in United States they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $48,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $45,306 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltz | 89 | 1,756 | / |
| Welcz | 89 | 258 | / |
| Woelz | 89 | 104 | / |
| Welsz | 89 | 57 | / |
| Wellz | 89 | 40 | / |
| Waelz | 89 | 25 | / |
| Wuelz | 89 | 23 | / |
| Welze | 89 | 21 | / |
| Weelz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Welez | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weulz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weilz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wlz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Waeltz | 80 | 282 | / |
| Woeltz | 80 | 85 | / |
| Wellez | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weltze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waeldz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weltzs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Belz | 75 | 11,607 | / |
| Wels | 75 | 2,849 | / |
| Welc | 75 | 1,264 | / |
| Wilz | 75 | 1,202 | / |
| Velz | 75 | 411 | / |
| Wölz | 75 | 216 | / |
| Welß | 75 | 129 | / |
| Wälz | 75 | 69 | / |
| Wlsz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wylz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlzp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Welx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwlz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uelz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wellesz | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wheelez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wells | 67 | 315,346 | / |
| Welch | 67 | 175,920 | / |
| Welsh | 67 | 82,193 | / |
| Wiltz | 67 | 3,947 | / |
| Voelz | 67 | 1,440 | / |
| Veltz | 67 | 737 | / |
| Weels | 67 | 478 | / |
| Wiels | 67 | 478 | / |
| Welds | 67 | 472 | / |
| Welts | 67 | 220 | / |
| Weals | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wilsz | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wilcz | 67 | 84 | / |
| Weyls | 67 | 82 | / |
| Weils | 67 | 79 | / |
| Waels | 67 | 74 | / |
| Welss | 67 | 66 | / |
| Weles | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bellz | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wölcz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Uelze | 67 | 39 | / |
| Woels | 67 | 38 | / |
| Willz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Welce | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wältz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wilze | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weltzsch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Welse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Welhs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vielz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wuilz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Velze | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vellz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Velcz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Belcz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huelz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weëls | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wildz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velìz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veldz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velïz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veelz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beelz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wehls | 67 | 0 | / |
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