Whelch Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whelch Surname Definition:

For Welch, q.v.

Whelch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Whelch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Welch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whelch Last Name Facts

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

Whelch occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Whelch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whelch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whelch is the 4,772,636th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Whelch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Whelch live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Whelch is primarily found in: Texas, where 33 percent reside, Arkansas, where 22 percent reside and Alabama, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Whelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whelch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whelch last name decreased 10 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whelch Last Name Statistics demography

Whelch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welch91175,920/
Whelc911/
Whitelch860/
Weltch83179/
Welche83136/
Weilch8324/
Wealch8322/
Welchs8322/
Wellch837/
Welchh835/
Weslch833/
Welcht832/
Whelsh832/
Weldch832/
Weelch831/
Wielch831/
Whilch830/
Waelch830/
Weltsch77222/
Wuelche7775/
Wellech7721/
D'Welch774/
Weilche773/
Huelche771/
Welchht771/
Weselch771/
Welltch770/
Walch7312,672/
Belch731,516/
Wilch73606/
Welcz73258/
Wolch73247/
Velch7338/
Wlech7311/
Uelch737/
Welkh734/
Wylch731/
Whels730/
Houelche7183/
Weltzsch7112/
Welchová714/
Wesselch712/
Weiglich711/
Whitlech710/
Wilche67283/
Wheals67154/
Velche6758/
Wheels6735/
Wheles678/
Whells675/
Willch673/
Whitletch672/
Veilch672/
Wiltch671/
Veslch671/
Vealch671/
Weltsh671/
Vuelch671/
Uelche671/
Whelts670/
Wheltz670/

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