Welesi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Welesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Welesi (72) may also be a first name.
Welesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welesi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Welesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Welesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Welesi are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 72 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velesi | 83 | 238 | / |
| Wilesi | 83 | 161 | / |
| Welese | 83 | 55 | / |
| Welisi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Welezi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weleji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Welegi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Welesy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wailesi | 77 | 894 | / |
| Weledji | 77 | 52 | / |
| Welisai | 77 | 24 | / |
| Welhezi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Weilisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wilesie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welesea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welezai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weilises | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velesich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belezi | 67 | 586 | / |
| Uelese | 67 | 124 | / |
| Velisi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Velegi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Velese | 67 | 49 | / |
| Weleze | 67 | 25 | / |
| Weliza | 67 | 17 | / |
| Belegi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wilisi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Welege | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wilegi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Velezi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Welise | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wilesy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weleje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weleza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welyce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velesy | 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 Welesi
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