Welebe Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Welebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Welebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welebe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welebe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Welebe is the 2,075,631st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Welebe is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Welebe reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Welebe is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weliebe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welebet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weleba | 83 | 382 | / |
| Belebe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Wilebe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Walebe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welebi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weleby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wieleba | 77 | 1,610 | / |
| Veleber | 77 | 95 | / |
| Weileby | 77 | 18 | / |
| Welleby | 77 | 10 | / |
| Welebai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weleeba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Velebes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welebit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wohlebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belebey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uhelebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wohllebe | 71 | 416 | / |
| Belhebeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wilesbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willebey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willebee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Veleba | 67 | 629 | / |
| Walabe | 67 | 115 | / |
| Walobe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Belibe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bilebe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Walibe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Belebi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wileba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beleve | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walebi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waleby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weliba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veleby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weliby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellebaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilibe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wileby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wohllebee | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Welebe
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