Weheliya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Weheliya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weheliya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Weheliya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weheliya occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weheliya? popularity and diffusion

Weheliya is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Weheliya is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Weheliya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Wajir County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehliya932/
Weliya8637/
Wehliye801,993/
Wheliye80245/
Behliya802/
Wehleya801/
Beeliya801/
Wliya771/
Whelliae751/
Whelehia751/
Wehelije751/
Wehelyie751/
Wehliuye751/
Wehlau71237/
Beliya71169/
Veliya71126/
Wiliya71119/
Weleya71102/
Weeley7132/
Weelay7124/
Weliyo718/
Wheley716/
Welaya715/
Weliye715/
Welaia714/
Weelai712/
Weliaa711/
Weelaa711/
Whelay711/
Welija711/
Wehley711/
Whelau710/
Wheeley67698/
Whelley67146/
Whealey6750/
Wehleit6748/
Wailiya6746/
Veliyat6743/
Wiliyah6726/
Williya6722/
Whetley6713/
Wehjlea679/
Wheelai675/
Vesliya672/
Vhelyaa672/
Wheelei672/
Wehleye672/
Bealiya672/
Wellyja671/
Wilgiya671/
Weelley671/
Whelloa671/
Wheuley671/
Whieley671/
Welaiad671/
Velgiya671/
Belhiya671/
Wiehlau671/
Weleyat671/
Welihye671/
Welliye671/
Belliya671/
Welyaya671/
Behelui671/
Whelehy670/
Wheyley670/
Whelaud670/
Whelais670/
Wethley670/

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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 Weheliya
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