Wel Surname

166,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5511:14,7981,435
Kenya4101:112,6349,577
Malaysia3471:84,9985,959
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Sudan491:765,5142,614
India461:16,675,334263,471
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
South Sudan251:456,603797
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
France131:5,109,440259,941
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Norway71:734,61250,907
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Wél (1) are calculated separately.

Wel (2,690) may also be a first name.

Wel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻝ, Oriya: େୱଲ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Wél. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wel is the 166,113th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,796,449 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 36 percent of Wel reside; 22 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 22 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 141,267th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 2,690 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 14,798. In Papua New Guinea Wel is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 74 percent reside, Madang, where 5 percent reside and West Sepik, where 5 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 13 percent reside.

Wel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wel surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Wel surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Wel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning 413,658 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 68.03% less than the national average, earning $7,257,780 COP per year and in United States they earn 0% less than the national average, earning $43,147 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wél891/
Wael8677,674/
Weil8625,407/
Wele8613,868/
Well866,199/
Weal862,550/
Weel862,002/
Wiel861,380/
Weyl861,279/
Wehl86680/
Woel86137/
Hwel8651/
Welh8650/
Whel865/
Weul863/
Wuel862/
Wejl861/
Wl80439/
Welle758,887/
Weill753,390/
Weale751,904/
Woehl751,434/
Wiehl751,150/
Wheal75961/
Weldt75945/
Wheel75720/
Weile75676/
Weihl75477/
Waell75461/
Weall75372/
Woell75183/
Weele75181/
Weijl75134/
Weyll75120/
Whell7566/
Wiell7566/
Wehlt7541/
Wellh7524/
Whele7520/
Wejle7518/
Wuehl7511/
Weell7510/
Weyle757/
Wheil754/
Waehl753/
Wealh753/
Hwell752/
Welhl752/
Hweld751/
Wweel751/
Weull751/
Weesl751/
Weehl751/
Weilh751/
Wuell751/
Hwele751/
Hweel751/
We'll751/
Welhe750/
Weltd750/
Weahl750/
Welph750/
Bel6753,043/
Vel6711,344/
Wil671,723/
Wheale67412/
Wheele67222/
Wll67148/
Hwl6789/
Wlh6743/
Wle6738/
Weille6737/
Uel6736/
Wyl6719/
Wjl6712/
Hwehle6712/
Whl6710/
Wwl679/
Wld678/
Hwoell673/
Whelle672/
Vwl672/
Wealle671/
Wellth671/
Weeeel671/
Weileh671/
Wehlle670/
Weihle670/

Wel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wel in the Oriya language
େୱଲewala-
Wel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻝwl71.79
ﻭﻟﺪwld25.64
ﻭﻳﻞwyl2.56

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