Weleki Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Weleki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weleki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1381:114,8558,864
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Weleki (32) may also be a first name.

Weleki Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weleki Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Weleki is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Weleki.

How Common Is The Last Name Weleki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Weleki is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Weleki reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 114,855. In Zambia Weleki is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 99 percent reside, Southern Province, where 1 percent reside and Western Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Weleki occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weleski92224/
Welecki9216/
Welekei922/
Wielecki86174/
Welejski8613/
Weleikis861/
Weleke83264/
Weleka83231/
Welyki8364/
Welaki8321/
Weliki839/
Wileki831/
Veleki831/
Waleki831/
Walecki771,931/
Velekei77171/
Wolecki77160/
Belecki77112/
Welechi7771/
Welicki7765/
Wieliki7754/
Wilecki7743/
Wheleke7718/
Weleske7716/
Welikij7710/
Welekhe778/
Velekis774/
Velekiy773/
Welykyi773/
Velecki772/
Velezki772/
Welleke772/
Welecke771/
Beleaki771/
Belekki771/
Wysleki771/
Weleker771/
Walleki771/
Weliski771/
Velekai771/
Welakoi771/
Welecky771/
Welekay771/
Welekka771/
Woeleke770/
Wielicki71587/
Woehleke7140/
Willecki7131/
Veleykis7128/
Beleckij7117/
Veleckis7114/
Wellecke7114/
Wielocki7112/
Weilekes718/
Wilejkis718/
Beilecki715/
Wollecki714/
Wielikij714/
Wallecki713/
Wiełecki712/
Wileikis712/
Wielikii711/
Welequai711/
Velesski711/
Belehkyi711/
Welesker710/
Welhecka710/
Wiliki67767/
Veliki67251/
Waleke67158/
Veleke67144/
Waliki67122/
Weliky6774/
Welike6749/
Walaki6740/
Woehlecke6737/
Ueleke6727/
Welika6725/
Waloki6718/
Velaki6711/
Wileka678/
Veleka678/
Uelaki676/
Wileke676/
Veleiskyi675/
Woleke675/
Weleqe674/
Woliki674/
Wilaki673/
Wylyki672/
Woloki672/
Velyki672/
Veleky672/
Welyky672/
Welyká671/
Valeki671/
Wheeleker671/
Welyce671/

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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 Weleki
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