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 most common in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 417,348th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Welem live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Welem is also the 75,104th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 7,355 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 309,717. In Indonesia Welem is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 56 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 9 percent reside and North Maluku, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Welem
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