Welele Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Welele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Welele (124) may also be a first name.

Welele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welele is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,353,468th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Welele are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 124 people.

Welele is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Beside The DR Congo Welele occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Welele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Welele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welele last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Welele Last Name Statistics demography

Welele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.98% less than the national average, earning R 68,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellele9212/
Wielele922/
Welelei921/
Weleles921/
Weilele920/
Wheleler862/
Welela8315,673/
Walele831,146/
Belele83506/
Velele83239/
Welile8363/
Wolele8318/
Welgel834/
Wetlel831/
Wilele831/
Weleli831/
Wylele830/
Welhel830/
Beleele7778/
Wlejleh7761/
Belelei7728/
Wailele773/
Wesleli772/
Wallele772/
Waeleli771/
Beilele771/
Beleïle771/
Walelei771/
Whelely771/
Wholele771/
Welaleu771/
Weleali771/
Weleela771/
Welleli771/
Whalele771/
Velelea771/
Wileley770/
Veleley770/
Wileler770/
Welehela712/
Welislei712/
Wahalele711/
Beleilei711/
Wlehjleh711/
Woelaleh711/
Wileslee711/
Wisleley711/
Wollelie711/
Whaleley710/
Velelett710/
Whileley710/
Beleli671,359/
Velela67563/
Belile67475/
Valele67378/
Velile67295/
Bilele67274/
Vilele6744/
Volele6728/
Beleal6716/
Beleil6716/
Walely679/
Veleli679/
Whitleley678/
Velale677/
Wilely675/
Waleli673/
Belhel673/
Velely672/
Welili671/
Woleli671/
Wheatlely671/
Welily671/
Beleyl671/
Whaleylee671/
Whelechel671/
Veleil671/
Beileilei671/
Velgel671/
Wilela671/
Welila671/
Velhel670/
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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  • 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 Welele
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