Welelo Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Welelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Welelo Last Name Facts

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

Welelo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Welelo reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Welelo is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo Welelo occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welela8315,673/
Velelo83595/
Walelo83199/
Belelo8381/
Welalo838/
Welilo832/
Wolelo831/
Uelelo831/
Wellela7737/
Welaloi774/
Walielo771/
Weleela771/
Belelou771/
Welehela712/
Weleilat711/
Wolela6713,476/
Walela675,589/
Walilo674,066/
Wililo671,011/
Belela67928/
Valelo67861/
Bilelo67834/
Velela67563/
Vilelo67212/
Belilo6793/
Walylo6775/
Walalo6732/
Velalo674/
Velecillo672/
Welola672/
Wilalo671/
Wilela671/
Welila671/
Welala671/
Volelo671/
Wolilo671/

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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 Welelo
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