Wehliye Surname

207,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Wehliye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehliye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,6171:8,319624
Kenya2961:156,01312,361
Sweden321:307,71121,451
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wehliye (449) may also be a first name.

Wehliye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehliye is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wehliye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehliye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehliye is the 207,666th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,656,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wehliye are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Wehliye is also the 403,949th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 449 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 8,319. Outside of Somalia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Wehliye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wehliye surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Wehliye earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehliuye931/
Weliye925/
Wehlye921/
Wheliye86245/
Wehliya862/
Wehleye862/
Wahliye862/
Welihye861/
Wahaliye80543/
Weheliya804/
Wehelyie801/
Wehelije801/
Waliye77240/
Beliye7748/
Weliya7737/
Weleye7722/
Wiliye7718/
Welaye7712/
Weliyo778/
Veliye778/
Weliue776/
Woliye775/
Wehley771/
Weilye770/
Wehleit7148/
Whyllie7115/
Wehjlea719/
Welehie716/
Welagie714/
Behliya712/
Wehleya711/
Wahliya711/
Welaije711/
Wahleye711/
Wehloue711/
Welajie711/
Walieye711/
Weahloe711/
Weilieh711/
Belhiye711/
Wethley710/
Weyllie710/
Welay674,570/
Velie67946/
Velye67610/
Weley67215/
Welai6764/
Welei6757/
Wehgelee6734/
Welea6726/
Weloy6713/
Welej676/
Welij673/
Walliaye671/
Wahaliya671/
Weloe671/
Whelliae671/
Weleu671/
Uelie670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehliye
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