Welzel Surname
Approximately 6,904 people bear this surname
Welzel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,870 | 1:13,715 | 1,786 |
| Brazil | 351 | 1:609,898 | 22,713 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Welzel Demographics
Average Welzel Salary in
United States
$59,890 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welzel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welzel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welzel is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welzel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 71,504th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,055,554 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Welzel are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,870 people, or 1 in 13,715. In Germany Welzel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Welzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welzel last name grew 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welzel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Welzel surname are 13.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.32% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weltzel | 92 | 24 | / |
| Waelzel | 92 | 6 | / |
| Weilzel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welzell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Welzl | 91 | 234 | / |
| Weelzell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Velzel | 83 | 142 | / |
| Welcel | 83 | 79 | / |
| Weltzl | 83 | 39 | / |
| Belzel | 83 | 30 | / |
| Welsel | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wälzel | 83 | 9 | / |
| Woelzl | 83 | 5 | / |
| Welgel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wilzel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welzelová | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wieltzell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Welchel | 77 | 819 | / |
| Voelzel | 77 | 11 | / |
| Weldjel | 77 | 8 | / |
| Woelsel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Huelzel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Welgelt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welselt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beltzel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belzell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wlerzel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whelcel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welsell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welshel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Belzl | 73 | 57 | / |
| Wölzl | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wälzl | 73 | 12 | / |
| Welsl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Welcl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Voeltzel | 71 | 215 | / |
| Welzlová | 71 | 29 | / |
| Welchell | 71 | 3 | / |
| Welchsel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beltzell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hueltzel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belzil | 67 | 616 | / |
| Völzel | 67 | 40 | / |
| Blezel | 67 | 38 | / |
| Velzelová | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wältzl | 67 | 8 | / |
| Velcel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Belgel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weltzlová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belcel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belsel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wellsl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velgel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welclh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsll | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welzel
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