Weles Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Weles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
The alternate forms: Wéles (1) are calculated separately.
Weles (308) may also be a first name.
Weles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weles (Oriya: େୱେଲସ୍) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Wéles. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weles? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Weles are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 501,377th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 308 people.
It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 574,832. In Belgium Weles is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Weles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weles surname declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weles in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱେଲସ୍ | ewelas | - |
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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 Weles
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