Welede Surname

195,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Welede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Niger451:426,48911,711
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Welede (10,826) may also be a first name.

Welede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welede is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welede? popularity and diffusion

Welede is the 195,889th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,403,805 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Welede reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 58,119th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 10,826 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellede927/
Weledje921/
Wielede921/
Weileder86184/
Wesleder8610/
Wolede831,938/
Belede83270/
Weleda83150/
Weledi8389/
Welade8317/
Velede8312/
Welide836/
Walede833/
Weladee77120/
Woleade7724/
Beledeh7719/
Waleade7715/
Woledie779/
Velaede779/
Wilhede776/
Waelode775/
Welidei772/
Wallede772/
Beledhe772/
Ouelede771/
Wieleda771/
Wollede771/
Weledid771/
Veledez771/
Veledhe771/
Beleede771/
Beleade771/
Weleday771/
Welider771/
Welledy771/
Wileder770/
Welhide770/
Weisledder750/
Houelede7152/
Wisleder7127/
Wallhede7113/
Wellideh715/
Wealadee715/
Waeladee711/
Wuiledes711/
Weyladee711/
Belehdej711/
Wellhide710/
Veleda672,070/
Belide671,035/
Weladi67628/
Bilede67198/
Walade67195/
Houeledje67156/
Velide67147/
Wittleder67128/
Beledi67126/
Velade67109/
Velode6788/
Walode6784/
Wilade6773/
Veledi6752/
Veitleder6725/
Valede6711/
Walide6710/
Welida678/
Beledy674/
Veledheer674/
Welidi674/
Wolade673/
Waisleder672/
Wolode672/
Wiledi672/
Beledj672/
Waledi671/
Wylade671/
Wylide671/
Welodi671/
Welady671/
Wolide671/
Wisleider671/
Whilledge670/
Willehide670/

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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 Welede
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