Welechi Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Welechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Welechi (14) may also be a first name.
Welechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welechi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welechi? popularity and diffusion
Welechi is the 2,255,512th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Welechi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Welechi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Welechi is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Welechi
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