Welba Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Welba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,166 | 1:17,812 | 2,433 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Philippines | 246 | 1:411,537 | 52,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Welba (1,291) may also be a first name.
Welba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welba is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welba? popularity and diffusion
Welba is the 215,348th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. The surname Welba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Welba are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 219,201st most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,291 people.
The surname Welba is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,166 people, or 1 in 17,812. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 57 percent live, North Region, where 23 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon Welba exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wielba | 91 | 17 | / |
| Vwelba | 91 | 3 | / |
| Welbah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wuelba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weilba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welbai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welbaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welbach | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wealbah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wellbay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Belba | 80 | 2,035 | / |
| Welby | 80 | 1,760 | / |
| Wilba | 80 | 655 | / |
| Velba | 80 | 72 | / |
| Welbe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Welbo | 80 | 18 | / |
| Welbi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wleba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wellbach | 77 | 29 | / |
| Vielba | 73 | 554 | / |
| Vuelba | 73 | 350 | / |
| Huelba | 73 | 290 | / |
| Wellby | 73 | 264 | / |
| Welbie | 73 | 52 | / |
| Belbea | 73 | 41 | / |
| Wielbo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Belbay | 73 | 27 | / |
| Belbai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Belbağ | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wellbo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weilbo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Welbey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wilbah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bellba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Velbas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welboj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Willba | 73 | 0 | / |
| Welbot | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wilbaux | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bellbay | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vuelbas | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wilbaut | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wilbach | 67 | 14 | / |
| Welbich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Huelbas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welbech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belbeau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waileba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wealbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilbhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Welba
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