Welbe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Welbe (204) may also be a first name.

Welbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﺐ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Welbe occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Welbe live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Welbe is also the 633,892nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 204 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Welbe is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Welbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Welbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Welbe surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welbie9152/
Welbey914/
Welbeh911/
Welbech832/
Wealbey831/
Wellbey830/
Welba801,908/
Welby801,760/
Belbe80972/
Wilbe8052/
Wölbe8020/
Velbe807/
Welbi805/
Wylbe802/
Wlebe802/
Wlbes801/
Whellbey770/
Belbey733,049/
Wellby73264/
Wilbee73222/
Whelby7345/
Belbea7341/
Wölber7337/
Weilby7317/
Velber7317/
Wielba7317/
Wilbey7315/
Bellbe7313/
Willbe7312/
Wilbie739/
Velbez738/
Belbeh734/
Vwelba733/
Velbes732/
Welboj731/
Vellbe731/
Wuelba731/
Belbei731/
Welbaa731/
Welbai731/
Belbej731/
Welbay731/
Belbee730/
Willbee6746/
Vehlber6746/
Huelbes6730/
Weileby6718/
Welbich6712/
Willbie674/
Wilbedh673/
Willbey673/
Huelber672/
Bellbey672/
Velberh671/
Wlbi671/
Vlbe671/
Wilbech671/
Wellbay671/
Blbe671/
Whilbey670/

Welbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Welbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﺐwlb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welbe
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