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Where Does The Last Name Welz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Welz is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Welz is the 53,625^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 765,740 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Welz reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,470 people, or 1 in 10,777. In Germany Welz is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Welz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Welz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welz surname increased 1,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Welz last name are 12.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.4% being registered with the 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.