Welepe Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Welepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
Welepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welepe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Welepe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Welepe is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Welepe live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Welepe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Welepe is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 65 percent reside, West Region, where 24 percent reside and Far North Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welepei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Welep | 91 | 18 | / |
| Belepe | 83 | 867 | / |
| Weilep | 83 | 127 | / |
| Welepa | 83 | 49 | / |
| Walepe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Welape | 83 | 4 | / |
| Velepe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wielep | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weilepp | 77 | 165 | / |
| Walaepe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wallepe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Belepee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wielepp | 77 | 3 | / |
| Velepie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belepei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belepea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wesleyp | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belepey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheelep | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wilep | 73 | 28 | / |
| Welip | 73 | 11 | / |
| Belep | 73 | 7 | / |
| Velep | 73 | 3 | / |
| Willeppe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beleepee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beelepea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheellep | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beleev | 67 | 113 | / |
| Wellip | 67 | 62 | / |
| Walape | 67 | 60 | / |
| Walipe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Welapi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Velipe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Veleev | 67 | 19 | / |
| Welipa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wellyp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Velepa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weilev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Belipe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Volepe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Velape | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velepi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weelip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weileb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valepe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veleep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veilep | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wylepp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whelip | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whilep | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Welepe
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