Welene Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Welene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Welene (72) may also be a first name.
Welene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welene is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welene? popularity and diffusion
The last name Welene is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Welene live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 72 people.
Welene is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Welene is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
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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 Welene
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