Weleh Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Weleh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weleh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2511:17,5641,794
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Weleh (19) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieleh917/
Welech913/
Wehleh912/
Weleïh911/
Woeleh911/
Weileh911/
Wele8913,868/
Wealleh8337/
Welehie836/
Weulleh832/
Weilieh831/
Weeleeh831/
Woeleah831/
Hweileh831/
Wealeah831/
Welhech831/
Waeleah831/
Whelehy830/
Weleher830/
Wehle802,163/
Weale801,904/
Wiele801,416/
Weile80676/
Weule80249/
Waleh80247/
Weley80215/
Weele80181/
Welie80164/
Waele80141/
Woleh80126/
Welei8057/
Vwele8042/
Welea8026/
Veleh8025/
Whele8020/
Wejle8018/
Welee8017/
Wileh8012/
Welih8011/
Weyle807/
Welej806/
Woele805/
Welhi803/
Hwele801/
Weleu801/
Welhe800/
Hweisleh775/
Wiehle73875/
Walieh73454/
Wheale73412/
Weiley73250/
Wheele73222/
Woehle73148/
Weales73116/
Weylie7395/
Wettle7387/
Welihe7365/
Beleih7358/
Velech7356/
Bealeh7350/
Walleh7349/
Wayleh7343/
Weille7337/
Weeley7332/
Wehlie7326/
Welich7324/
Velieh7316/
Welecz7316/
Welych7315/
Weilei7315/
Welgey7314/
Wuehle7313/
Hwehle7312/
Weletz7312/
Welesz7312/
Wejler7311/
Wheles738/
Waehle738/
Wheley736/
Wieley736/
Waileh736/
Wohleh736/
Wealey735/
Wolleh735/
Wealee735/
Hbeleh735/
Weelie735/
Weelee735/
Velesh734/
Whelie734/
Weleed734/
Belehy734/
Weitle733/
Weilie733/
Waelee732/
Weisle732/
Whelle732/
Wetlei732/
Wielee732/
Beyleh732/
Wielhe732/
Wetlhe732/
Waelei731/
Wealle731/
Weeles731/
Weesle731/
Wehley731/
Weilea731/
Weilee731/
Wetlez731/
Weleer731/
Welees731/
Wileah731/
Whelee731/
Beleeh731/
Wealet731/
Woleih731/
Waaleh731/
Wahleh731/
Wielha731/
Weileu731/
Weÿler731/
Waelea731/
Waleuh731/
Wuelet731/
Wealyh731/
Wealed731/
Weysle731/
Welhai731/
Weyley730/
Weihle730/
Wealhy730/
Wehlet730/
Wilech730/
Wielie730/
Woeley730/
Wheatleyh711/
Wale6741,397/
Bele6730,818/
Weli6710,281/
Vele679,062/
Wole677,395/
Wela675,037/
Wile674,501/
Welé671,582/
Wheeley67698/
Wely67574/
Wyle67448/
Welisch67226/
Weilepp67165/
Wettler67147/
Whelley67146/
Welhuis67145/
Weasler67127/
Weihler67102/
Uele6790/
Weijler6751/
Whealey6750/
Wehleit6748/
Wheiles6734/
Weehler6730/
Whyleah6728/
Wettley6724/
Wayleah6718/
Wéle6715/
Whetley6713/
Weitler6712/
Wehjlea679/
Weillie678/
Wettles677/
Welaish676/
Wheelet675/
Whheler675/
Vhelesh674/
Wheelie674/
Welj674/
Wahiele673/
Wheales672/
D'Weile672/
Wuelher672/
Wheelei672/
Beahleh672/
Bealleh672/
Welè672/
Hwelett671/
Weheler671/
Weilerr671/
Wesleyp671/
Whaeley671/
Wheelee671/
Wheelez671/
Whellet671/
Whellie671/
Wheuley671/
Whieley671/
Weitley671/
Weilich671/
Wholleh671/
Weathle671/
Weelihe671/
Wethler671/
Wilehes671/
Wlej671/
Wehelle671/
Welaije671/
Weulley671/
Weyleer671/
Weislei671/
Witelle671/
Wohleeh671/
Wjle671/
Whoeley670/
Wheelep670/
Weilley670/
Wheyley670/
Welhoit670/
Weahler670/
Weyllie670/
Whetler670/
Wealler670/
Wehletz670/
Wesless670/
Wethley670/

Weleh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weleh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﻴﻪwlyh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weleh
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