Wela Surname
Approximately 5,037 people bear this surname
Wela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,690 | 1:43,716 | 5,321 |
| Indonesia | 975 | 1:135,640 | 13,515 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| South Africa | 476 | 1:113,819 | 13,655 |
| Benin | 193 | 1:53,552 | 6,715 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| Papua New Guinea | 131 | 1:62,242 | 8,061 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Niger | 43 | 1:446,326 | 12,119 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Wela (2,827) may also be a first name.
Wela Demographics
Average Wela Salary in
United States
$36,339 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wela (Oriya: େୱଲା) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,585th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,446,803 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wela live; 34 percent live in Central Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wela is also the 137,059th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,827 people.
The last name Wela is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,690 people, or 1 in 43,716. Beside The DR Congo Wela exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Togo, where 19 percent reside.
Wela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wela has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wela are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning R 164,448 per year and in United States they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $36,339 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wela in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଲା | ewala | 83.33 |
| େୱଳା | ewala | 16.67 |
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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 Wela
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