Welzel Surname

71,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Welzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8701:13,7151,786
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Canada951:387,84834,448
Austria741:115,07316,208
France641:1,037,855114,367
Australia271:999,84158,390
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Denmark201:282,23621,168
England181:3,095,448105,421
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Welzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welzel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Welzel.

How Common Is The Last Name Welzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,504th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,055,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Welzel live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,870 people, or 1 in 13,715. In Germany Welzel is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Welzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Welzel surname increased 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welzel are 13.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Welzel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.48% more than the national average, earning R 573,852 per year; in United States they earn 38.8% more than the national average, earning $59,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $52,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weltzel9224/
Waelzel926/
Weilzel921/
Welzell920/
Welzl91234/
Weelzell860/
Velzel83142/
Welcel8379/
Weltzl8339/
Belzel8330/
Welsel8311/
Wälzel839/
Woelzl835/
Welgel834/
Wilzel832/
Welzelová808/
Wieltzell800/
Welchel77819/
Voelzel7711/
Weldjel778/
Woelsel774/
Huelzel773/
Welgelt771/
Welselt771/
Beltzel771/
Belzell771/
Wlerzel771/
Whelcel771/
Welsell770/
Welshel770/
Belzl7357/
Wölzl7325/
Wälzl7312/
Welsl732/
Welcl732/
Voeltzel71215/
Welzlová7129/
Welchell713/
Welchsel711/
Beltzell711/
Hueltzel710/
Belzil67616/
Völzel6740/
Blezel6738/
Velzelová6716/
Wältzl678/
Velcel675/
Belgel673/
Weltzlová673/
Belcel672/
Belsel672/
Wellsl672/
Velgel671/
Welclh671/
Welsll670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welzel
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