Where Does The Last Name Welah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Welah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Welah.

How Common Is The Last Name Welah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,628,521^st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Welah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 992,070^th most common first name world-wide, borne by 92 people.

Welah is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 39,014. In Liberia Welah is most frequent in: River Gee County, where 29 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 21 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Welah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Welah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welah last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.