Welem Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4271:309,71727,380
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Welem (7,355) may also be a first name.

Welem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welem is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,348th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. Welem is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Welem are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Welem is also the 75,104th most common first name at a global level, held by 7,355 people.

The surname Welem is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 309,717. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 56 percent live, Gorontalo, where 9 percent live and North Maluku, where 8 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Welem Last Name Statistics demography

Welem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.97% less than the national average, earning R 90,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellem912,068/
Weleme91754/
Weleam915/
Wielem912/
Welhem912/
Wehlem912/
Whelem911/
Weleem911/
Whellem8319/
Welleme837/
Welllem831/
Welleam831/
Wueslem831/
Welheim830/
Weillem830/
Belem80144,256/
Velem802,409/
Wilem80319/
Walem80276/
Welen80145/
Welim8027/
Wolem802/
Welym801/
Wylem800/
Weilheim7716/
Wellheim771/
Wesillem771/
Willem737,431/
Waleem732,607/
Welenc73941/
Wilhem73830/
Whelen73512/
Wallem73382/
Beylem73283/
Wielen73204/
Wehlen73192/
Weelen73121/
Welime7381/
Weulen7363/
Wiliem7355/
Wellim7342/
Bealem7339/
Whalem7337/
Veleme7336/
Wajlem7314/
Waliem7310/
Wailem7310/
Walhem738/
Wileme737/
Whilem737/
Wileam736/
Welien736/
Weilen735/
Beleem734/
Wahlem734/
Weelim734/
Beelem733/
Wollem732/
Belhem732/
Veliem732/
Wilehm731/
Waylem731/
Beleam731/
Ueleme731/
Veleam731/
Wieleń731/
Veilem731/
Waleam731/
Beilem731/
Hwelen731/
Wileem731/
Waleim731/
Wileim730/
Weylen730/
Uehlem730/
Wealen730/
Willeme67393/
Wheelen67223/
Whealen67157/
Wehlend67101/
Wilemme6761/
Willeam6748/
Wetleng6730/
Vesleme6718/
Willhem6711/
Wuillem6711/
Wilhiem679/
Wellene679/
Weilend677/
Wilhemm675/
Wallhem675/
Belheim675/
Wheleen673/
Wihlhem673/
Whellen672/
Wileame672/
Wilheem671/
Weallen671/
Weileen671/
Whilhem671/
Vesleem671/
Vheleme671/
Vhellem671/
Veleeme671/
Houelem671/
Oueleme671/
Waillem671/
Wilehem671/
Wileime671/
Willehm671/
Willeim671/
Wleń671/
Beeleem671/
Beallem671/
Whilemn671/
Wayllem671/
Weilien671/
Wailiem671/
Whelehn670/
Whitlem670/
Wilhemn670/
Wahleim670/
Whillem670/
Weylend670/
Wihleim670/
Weelend670/
Wohllem670/
Whallem670/
Wetlent670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welem
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