Welemu Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Welemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Welemu (144) may also be a first name.
Welemu Demographics
Average Welemu Salary in
South Africa
R 466,572
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Welemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welemu is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welemu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 767,694th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. Welemu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Welemu reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 144 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Welemu Last Name Statistics demography
Welemu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.34% more than the national average, earning R 466,572 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellemu | 92 | 231 | / |
| Welemou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Belemu | 83 | 1,085 | / |
| Velemu | 83 | 857 | / |
| Welimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wilemu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Belemou | 77 | 2,576 | / |
| Vhelemu | 77 | 310 | / |
| Wolemou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wilhemu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beleimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiliemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belhemou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belemmou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vhellemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belimu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Walimu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Walamu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Walomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilamu | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Welemu
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