Welao Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Welao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Welao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welao is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Welao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Welao reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Welao is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Welao is most common in: North Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weslao | 91 | 26 | / |
| Whelao | 91 | 6 | / |
| Weilao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woelao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weiliao | 83 | 57 | / |
| Weslaot | 83 | 21 | / |
| Weslaod | 83 | 1 | / |
| Belao | 80 | 776 | / |
| Walao | 80 | 485 | / |
| Velao | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wolao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weslaoth | 77 | 37 | / |
| Weelaoth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wailao | 73 | 200 | / |
| Weloas | 73 | 82 | / |
| Wallao | 73 | 13 | / |
| Belaou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Beliao | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weloat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wolaou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waalao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Belyao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Belaoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weloua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Belaðo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahlao | 73 | 0 | / |
| Belhaou | 67 | 517 | / |
| Velagio | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wislaod | 67 | 12 | / |
| Walyaho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weleyea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wailaho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wallaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihlao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welaheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houelao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velahao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weloach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whelloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolaayo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Welao
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