Welga Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Welga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 514 | 1:40,407 | 5,393 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Welga (335) may also be a first name.
Welga Demographics
Average Welga Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Welga is found most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 592,650th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname Welga is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Welga are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Welga is also the 478,225th most frequent given name internationally, held by 335 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 514 people, or 1 in 40,407. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 70 percent are found, North Region, where 15 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Welga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Welga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Welga last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Welga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Welga last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Welga earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welgas | 91 | 261 | / |
| Wielga | 91 | 242 | / |
| Welgat | 91 | 21 | / |
| Welgai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wellga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Welgatt | 83 | 17 | / |
| Waelgay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wellgai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Welgacz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welgasz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Belga | 80 | 8,366 | / |
| Velga | 80 | 3,382 | / |
| Wilga | 80 | 2,189 | / |
| Welge | 80 | 1,852 | / |
| Welgo | 80 | 1,852 | / |
| Wlega | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wellinga | 77 | 62 | / |
| Welgatch | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wielgo | 73 | 710 | / |
| Huelga | 73 | 398 | / |
| Vuelga | 73 | 164 | / |
| Welgos | 73 | 147 | / |
| Belgaa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Belgau | 73 | 82 | / |
| Velgas | 73 | 81 | / |
| Wylega | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wellge | 73 | 16 | / |
| Welgey | 73 | 14 | / |
| Belgha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wielgi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Velgay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wilgad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Velgad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Belgai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Behlga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Velgoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Willga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouelga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wlegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Belcga | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voelga | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huelgas | 67 | 1,080 | / |
| Belghai | 67 | 162 | / |
| Welgoss | 67 | 83 | / |
| Velgach | 67 | 33 | / |
| Welgosh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wilgaut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wleghat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bellgay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welgosz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuelgos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheelgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vellgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilgaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellgie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willgat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlengga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Welga
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