Welega Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Welega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 42 | 1:436,955 | 6,467 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Welega (36) may also be a first name.
Welega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welega is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Welega is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Welega reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 36 people.
The surname Welega is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 436,955. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellega | 92 | 4 | / |
| Weleega | 92 | 1 | / |
| Walega | 83 | 719 | / |
| Belega | 83 | 369 | / |
| Welego | 83 | 132 | / |
| Velega | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wylega | 83 | 39 | / |
| Welaga | 83 | 26 | / |
| Weliga | 83 | 25 | / |
| Welege | 83 | 13 | / |
| Welegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wolega | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beleaga | 77 | 181 | / |
| Welegue | 77 | 83 | / |
| Belegai | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wollega | 77 | 19 | / |
| Beilega | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ouelega | 77 | 10 | / |
| Belegaj | 77 | 9 | / |
| Velegai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Velegas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wallega | 77 | 3 | / |
| Belegay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Welagaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wieliga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welagga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waleaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walegga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehlege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weilege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weleger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weleghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waleega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vielega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welagah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weilaga | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weleguer | 71 | 16 | / |
| Velhegas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Walecgga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weligath | 71 | 2 | / |
| Welhenge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waleegga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beșleaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walehgga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velaga | 67 | 5,383 | / |
| Belege | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Valega | 67 | 1,681 | / |
| Walaga | 67 | 478 | / |
| Beliga | 67 | 381 | / |
| Bilega | 67 | 164 | / |
| Wilaga | 67 | 121 | / |
| Velegi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Waliga | 67 | 91 | / |
| Waloga | 67 | 60 | / |
| Belego | 67 | 29 | / |
| Walego | 67 | 16 | / |
| Walyga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Belegi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veliga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wologa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wilegi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vilega | 67 | 5 | / |
| Welogo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velege | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wesleager | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woliga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiliga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velego | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belyga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wałega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belegê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyliga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Welega
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