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

The last name Welz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 53,625^th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 765,740 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Welz reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Welz is also the 2,608,198^th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The last name Welz is most common in Germany, where it is held by 7,470 people, or 1 in 10,777. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Welz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welz surname 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 Welz are 12.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.4% 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.