Welba Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Welba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1661:17,8122,433
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Philippines2461:411,53752,227
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Welba is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,348th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Welba live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 219,201st most commonly held given name globally, held by 1,291 people.

The last name Welba is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,166 people, or 1 in 17,812. In Cameroon Welba is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 57 percent are found, North Region, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Welba exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielba9117/
Vwelba913/
Welbah912/
Wuelba911/
Weilba911/
Welbai911/
Welbaa911/
Welbay911/
Welbach833/
Wealbah831/
Wellbay831/
Belba802,035/
Welby801,760/
Wilba80655/
Velba8072/
Welbe8019/
Welbo8018/
Welbi805/
Wleba801/
Wellbach7729/
Vielba73554/
Vuelba73350/
Huelba73290/
Wellby73264/
Welbie7352/
Belbea7341/
Wielbo7328/
Belbay7327/
Belbai7318/
Belbağ7315/
Wellbo7310/
Weilbo736/
Welbey734/
Wilbah734/
Bellba733/
Velbas733/
Welboj731/
Wilbaa731/
Welbeh731/
Wilbay731/
Willba730/
Welbot730/
Wilbaux67139/
Bellbay6758/
Vuelbas6745/
Wilbaut6736/
Wilbach6714/
Welbich6712/
Huelbas672/
Blba672/
Welbech672/
Willbah671/
Willbay671/
Belbeau671/
Waileba671/
Wlbi671/
Wealbey671/
Wilbhat671/
Wellbey670/

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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 Welba
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