Welena Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Welena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Welena (200) may also be a first name.

Welena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welena occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Welena are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Welena is also the 640,739th most widely held first name internationally, held by 200 people.

The surname Welena is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Welena Last Name Statistics demography

Welena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.42% less than the national average, earning R 63,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welhena92374/
Weletna921/
Wellena921/
Weilenga866/
Wesleana861/
Belena83998/
Velena83165/
Welina8343/
Walena8341/
Welene8327/
Welana8327/
Wilena8325/
Weleni839/
Uelena834/
Welona832/
Weleno831/
Weisleana801/
Weallenha800/
Belhena77324/
Weliana77162/
Belenay7782/
Wollena7725/
Wilhena7724/
Welenui7721/
Welenyo7721/
Welinga7719/
Wylenga7716/
Belenau7711/
Velenga7710/
Wellina779/
Wilenaa778/
Vielena775/
Willena774/
Velhena773/
Wailena772/
Beleina771/
Wileena771/
Beleena771/
Welhene771/
Whelene771/
Belenha771/
Belenaa771/
Beleana771/
Beilena771/
Welenou771/
Belehna771/
Welenje771/
Hwelana771/
Whelina770/
Belhenna719/
Welhener719/
Welianah717/
Belehina713/
Huelenga712/
Welhenge712/
Velenach711/
W'Elengo711/
Willeana711/
Wethleno710/
Wheelina710/
Belina677,971/
Velina671,178/
Veleña67847/
Valena67773/
Walina67526/
Velona67455/
Walana67404/
Belene67160/
Velana67147/
Vilena67143/
Wilina67128/
Veleno67115/
Volena67102/
Uelina67100/
Wilana6791/
Bilena6764/
Beleny6762/
Velyna6747/
Veleni6739/
Wilene6727/
Velene6718/
Wolana6714/
Walona6711/
Wylene6711/
Wilona679/
Welini679/
Whelliana677/
Welino675/
Weline673/
Wolina672/
Wolona672/
Weillinga671/
Weleitner671/
Wieleń671/
Wileni671/
Walyna671/
Uelene671/
Bylena671/

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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 Welena
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