Welei Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Welei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Welei (24) may also be a first name.
Welei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welei is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Welei is the 2,555,468th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Welei reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 24 people.
Welei is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Welei is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 73 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 18 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Welei
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