Welas Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Welas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4951:88,4619,262
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Welas (11,056) may also be a first name.

Welas Last Name Facts

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

Welas is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welas? popularity and diffusion

Welas is the 260,043rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Welas are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Welas is also the 57,267th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 11,056 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 88,461. In Indonesia Welas is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 44 percent are found, Central Java, where 26 percent are found and West Java, where 18 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welgas91261/
Wellas9148/
Welase913/
Welias912/
Waelas912/
Weelas912/
Welast911/
Wehlast83115/
Welaish836/
Welgasz832/
Wielasz831/
Welhaus831/
Weillas831/
Wheelas830/
Whelais830/
Whelass830/
Walas806,176/
Belas804,647/
Velas802,194/
Wolas80429/
Wilas80252/
Welos8097/
Welaj8015/
Wylas805/
Uelas801/
Welac801/
Welhasch778/
Weitlaus772/
Weislaus771/
Belash734,198/
Belias731,199/
Wellos73656/
Wallas73655/
Belais73574/
Walash73463/
Belhas73376/
Belaus73323/
Walasz73177/
Velhas73156/
Welgos73147/
Wilias73129/
Willas73116/
Vaelas73112/
Walias7387/
Velgas7381/
Velasc7379/
Velash7366/
Belajs7357/
Velase7351/
Walaas7350/
Velias7347/
Wollas7345/
Wholas7335/
Veleas7331/
Belass7330/
Welach7326/
Belaas7325/
Wolasz7315/
Huelas7311/
Velais7310/
Vielas738/
Wilase735/
Beleas735/
Beilas734/
Veilas734/
Velasd734/
Vuelas733/
Bealas733/
Wilash732/
Belasz732/
Walais732/
Bejlas731/
Beelas731/
Wyleas731/
Whilas731/
Welarz731/
Veelas731/
Welosh731/
Wohlas731/
Wíllas731/
Uelase731/
Welios731/
Velyas731/
Wolash731/
Belaîs731/
Beylas731/
Wilast731/
Wylhas731/
Wahlas730/
Wailas730/
Wellhause712/
Huelgas671,080/
Willias67943/
Wallays67364/
Whillas67332/
Wielosz67226/
Veillas67133/
Belaish6799/
Welhous6785/
Welgoss6783/
Beillas6757/
Velashe6745/
Velaise6731/
Welgosh6730/
Wallash6728/
Wilhaus6725/
Beilass6725/
Velyash6721/
Walasch6716/
Belasch6715/
Beallas6714/
Wayllas6714/
Wallais6712/
Wehlacz676/
Belhaus676/
Velhash676/
Beylash675/
Weilach674/
Velease674/
Wellace673/
Velasce673/
Wuelgos672/
Welgosz672/
Belaiss672/
Behlash672/
Beilash672/
Wallias671/
Belaysh671/
Wahleas671/
Vieleas671/
Velyais671/
Wislads671/
Willays671/
Welhadj671/
Belhass671/
Weilgos671/
Velasse671/
Wailass671/
Walhaus671/
Wiliasz671/
Belaash671/
Belyass671/
Belauss671/
Beylass671/
Belhash671/
Willase671/
Willeas671/
Willyas671/
Wilaise671/
Willaus670/
Wellous670/
Wallass670/
Whollas670/
Wilhahs670/
Whileas670/
Wetlach670/
Bealias670/

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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
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  • 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 Welas
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