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
Average Weleh Salary in
United States
$37,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weleh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻴﻪ) is found most in Liberia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Weleh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weleh? popularity and diffusion
Weleh is the 790,102nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Weleh reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 17,564. In Liberia Weleh is most frequent in: Grand Kru County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 22 percent live and River Gee County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Weleh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Weleh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 Republicans than the national average, with 50% being 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
- 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 Weleh
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