Welela Surname

33,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Welela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,6151:6,247985
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Welela (1,429) may also be a first name.

Welela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welela is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,873rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 464,975 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Welela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Welela is also the 206,443rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,429 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 15,615 people, or 1 in 6,247. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Lesotho, where 0 percent are found.

Welela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welela are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Welela earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellela9237/
Weleela921/
Welehela862/
Weleilat861/
Wolela8313,476/
Walela835,589/
Belela83928/
Velela83563/
Welele83164/
Welelo8357/
Welola832/
Weleli831/
Welila831/
Wilela831/
Welala831/
Belelia77312/
Belelya77254/
Waliela7766/
Beleila7728/
Wlejlay777/
Waleela775/
Vielela774/
Walelah773/
Wesleli772/
Wielele772/
Belelai772/
Wollela772/
Veleula772/
Welläla771/
Velelea771/
Welelei771/
Woleala771/
Weleles771/
Waleula771/
Wailela771/
Velelia771/
Weilola771/
Whelely771/
Veletla771/
Weleali771/
Wlejlah771/
Beleala771/
Velelas771/
Waleilia7162/
Veslelia717/
Wheleler712/
Wolehela711/
Walehela711/
Waileila711/
Wahalela711/
Waleulla711/
Vilela6787,717/
Belila671,972/
Beleli671,359/
Valela671,144/
Velila67663/
Velelo67595/
Belele67506/
Walila67347/
Bilela67286/
Velele67239/
Walelo67199/
Belelo6781/
Welile6763/
Walola6760/
Veleli679/
Welalo678/
Wilely675/
Velola675/
Volela674/
Wolila672/
Welilo672/
Velely672/
Wilola672/
Waleullah672/
Uilela671/
Belyla671/
Wilila671/
Wilele671/
Wolola671/
Wheatlely671/
Uelelo671/
Welili671/
Wolelo671/
Welily671/
Wylele670/
Wyleli670/

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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 Welela
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