Welzig Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Welzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Austria721:118,27016,587
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Welzig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welzig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welzig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 990,978th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Welzig are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 22 percent are found and Hesse, where 20 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Welzig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Welzig last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Welzig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.17% more than the national average, earning $64,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welzieg921/
Weilzig920/
Wilzig8369/
Belzig8332/
Beltzig7731/
Beldzig7716/
Belzic67167/
Belţig674/
Bölzig671/
Belgig671/
Welseg670/
Wheelesig670/
Welzek670/

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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 Welzig
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