Welemo Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Welemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Welemo (12) may also be a first name.

Welemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Welemo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welemo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Welemo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Welemo reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wejlemo927/
Welemou922/
Weleamo921/
Belemo832,433/
Welema83368/
Welimo83220/
Velemo8371/
Walemo8315/
Uelemo839/
Wilemo831/
Welamo831/
Belemou772,576/
Wellema7775/
Wielema7744/
Willemo7734/
Wallemo779/
Waelamo777/
Wolemou772/
Weliamo771/
Vhelemo771/
Wilemoa771/
Welimoh771/
Walemoi771/
Woelamo771/
Belhemou712/
Veleamoa711/
Wesleyma711/
Belemmou711/
Belema672,868/
Velema67670/
Walema67396/
Wilomo67306/
Bilemo67215/
Welama67154/
Belimo6775/
Wilamo6765/
Wilimo6756/
Weloma6746/
Wilema6721/
Walimo6721/
Walomo6717/
Wolomo6713/
Velamo6711/
Walamo677/
Vilemo675/
Velomo675/
Valemo673/
Wolema673/
Wolimo672/
Welima672/
Wílamo671/
Uelimo671/

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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 Welemo
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