Welin is used as a family name or surname in Sweden. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Welin
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Sweden
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Welin

How popular is Welin?

Welin is common in Sweden.

Welin is ranked 146993 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Welins grew by 9.767442 per cent to 236 since 2000 and ranked 80419 after elevating 1281 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 99.58 99.07
Welin is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Sweden which may be its originating country too. Around 2579 people have been found who wears Welin as their family name. Welin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
219,873 France2
29,046 Japan1
174,544 Czech Republic1
408 Åland1
897,276 Russia1
846 American Samoa1
120,357 Argentina1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
573 Vanuatu1
58,885 Poland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
172,258 Germany1
40,340 Malaysia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
12,745 Luxembourg1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527 Denmark44
23,443 Norway26
126,462 England22
109,551 Australia13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
92,589 Brazil79
Countries with hundreds of Welin:
2,543 Finland326
87,845 United States265
55,206 Indonesia164
Countries with thousands of Welin:
684 Sweden1,544
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Mary Welin from Ireland aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 38 years old when she arrived in USA on June 1, 1846.

Welin Namesakes

  • Axel Welin, Inventor
  • Johanna Welin, Basketball Player
  • Per Welinder, Skateboarder
  • Shelby Welinder, Model
  • Dennis Welin, Politician
  • Nima Welinkar, Film producer

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