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

Welah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Welah click here.

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

This surname is the 1,628,521^st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Welah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Welah is also the 992,070^th most frequent forename globally, held by 92 people.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 39,014. In Liberia Welah is primarily concentrated in: River Gee County, where 29 percent live, Montserrado County, where 25 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 21 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Welah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Welah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welah surname contracted 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.