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

Weheliya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weheliya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Weheliya live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Weheliya is mostly concentrated in: Wajir County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists 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
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  • 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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