Weleh Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Weleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 251 | 1:17,564 | 1,794 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Weleh (19) may also be a first name.
Weleh Demographics
Weleh Political Affiliation
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Weleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weleh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weleh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 790,102nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. Weleh is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Weleh are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Weleh is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 17,564. In Liberia Weleh is mostly found in: Grand Kru County, where 35 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 22 percent reside and River Gee County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Weleh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weleh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weleh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Weleh are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Weleh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weleh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weleh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻟﻴﻪ | wlyh | - |
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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 Weleh
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