Welgo Surname

220,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Welgo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welgo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,8281:10,039916
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Welgo (17) may also be a first name.

Welgo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Welgo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Welgo occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Welgo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welgo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Welgo is the 220,534th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Welgo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Mande Africa. Welgo is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally, held by 17 people.

The last name Welgo is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,828 people, or 1 in 10,039. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre-Est Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 13 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Welgo Last Name Statistics demography

Welgo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wielgo91710/
Welgos91147/
Welgoss8383/
Welgosh8330/
Wheelgo832/
Welgosz832/
Wuelgos832/
Welga80526/
Belgo80245/
Wilgo8035/
Velgo8012/
Wlggo801/
Wellgood776/
Welgosch771/
Ouelgo73915/
Welgas73261/
Wielga73242/
Belgou73178/
Velgos7395/
Huelgo7349/
Vielgo7348/
Welgat7321/
Velgot7319/
Belgho732/
Wlingo732/
Wilgoś732/
Wellga731/
Wilgoz731/
Wlngou731/
Belgoo731/
Velgoa731/
Willgo730/
Huelgos67459/
Wilgosz67345/
Wilgoss6780/
Willgos6727/
Welgatt6717/
Wilgotz677/
Wilgozz675/
Welgacz672/
Belghou672/
Blgo672/
Welgasz672/
Velgosh672/
Willgoh671/
Wilgocz671/
Velgott671/
Willgoß671/

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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 Welgo
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