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 Welz Salary in
United States
$48,872 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 53,625th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 765,740 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Welz live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,470 people, or 1 in 10,777. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists 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 incidence of Welz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 those holding the Welz last name are 12.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.4% being registered to vote for 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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