Welate Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Welate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 85 | 1:48,175 | 3,569 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Welate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welate (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻﺗﻪ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welate? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,007,164th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Welate are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Welate is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 48,175. In Mauritania Welate is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 78 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 20 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Welate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Welate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻻﺗﻪ | wlath | 60.87 |
| ﻭﻻﺕ | wlat | 30.43 |
| ﻭﻻﺗﺔ | wlatt | 8.7 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welate
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