Wehelie Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Wehelie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehelie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8821:15,252975
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden141:703,34052,204
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Wehelie Last Name Facts

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

Wehelie is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehelie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 366,000th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wehelie are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

Wehelie is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Other than Somalia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wehelie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wehelie are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wehelie earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning $38,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehele922/
Wahelie866/
Woehelle800/
Wheehele800/
Vehele77421/
Wahele7775/
Wehali7718/
Waeeli778/
Wiheli771/
Wielie770/
Hwahele71123/
Wiellie712/
Waheliy711/
Veheule711/
Whieley711/
Wheuley711/
Wjeeler711/
Wahelee710/
Waheley710/
Wiele671,416/
Wieli6725/
Weely6716/
Wheeeler675/
Weuli673/
Waheyele671/
Wheayley671/
Wiheeler671/
Weiggele670/

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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 Wehelie
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