Welembe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Welembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Welembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welembe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Welembe is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Welembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Welembe are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Welembe is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Masindi District, where 50 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waelembe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Weilembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wilembe | 86 | 2,038 | / |
| Belembe | 86 | 1,491 | / |
| Welemba | 86 | 275 | / |
| Welembi | 86 | 20 | / |
| Walembe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Welombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Willembe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Wielemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilemmbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Welembai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walmbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walimbe | 71 | 803 | / |
| Belembi | 71 | 137 | / |
| Walambe | 71 | 90 | / |
| Bilembe | 71 | 77 | / |
| Wilombe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Walembi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Walombe | 71 | 23 | / |
| Velemba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Velambe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Velembi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Velombe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wilambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Welimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uelemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilenbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vilembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velymbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welinbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waloimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bilembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walyambe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Welembe
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