Weli Surname

49,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Weli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4,9011:2,745273
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Indonesia1,2101:109,29711,185
Nigeria9291:190,68111,566
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Uganda971:402,46725,105
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Niger591:325,2889,578
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
England221:2,532,63991,802
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Weli (15,892) may also be a first name.

Weli Last Name Facts

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

Weli (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻲ, Oriya: େୱଳି) occurs most in Somalia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,983rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 708,836 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Weli live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Weli is also the 44,622nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 15,892 people.

This last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 4,901 people, or 1 in 2,745. Aside from Somalia this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Weli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weli last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weli earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning R 128,712 per year and in United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeli89763/
Welli89351/
Welia89251/
Weili89232/
Welie89164/
Welai8964/
Welei8957/
Wehli8933/
Wieli8925/
Welih8911/
Weali8911/
Weliz897/
Welhi893/
Welij893/
Weuli893/
Welyi892/
Weyli892/
Weeli892/
Woeli891/
Wheli891/
Welii891/
Weliy891/
Weylie8095/
Welihe8065/
Weilai8061/
Wellih8026/
Wehlie8026/
Welich8024/
Weilei8015/
Waehli808/
Wejlid807/
Weilid807/
Whesli806/
Weelie805/
Whelie804/
Wesliy804/
Welaia804/
Whelis803/
Welidd803/
Weilie803/
Welgai802/
Weylis802/
Wetlei802/
Wellai802/
Weilli802/
Wetlis802/
Weesli802/
Weelai802/
Waelei801/
Wheali801/
Weliaa801/
Wettli801/
Welliy801/
Weulli801/
Welhai801/
Whelip800/
Weelis800/
Weilia800/
Weheli800/
Wielie800/
Wali75464,493/
Wele7513,868/
Beli759,393/
Veli758,119/
Wela755,037/
Wili752,807/
Welé751,582/
Wely75574/
Ueli7526/
Wäli7521/
Wyli756/
Welj754/
Welè752/
Wjli751/
Welisch73226/
Welhuis73145/
Wehleit7348/
Wethlij7324/
Wheliss7320/
Whellis7311/
Weillie738/
Welaish736/
Welehie736/
Wheelai735/
Wheelie734/
Wheelei732/
Witelli731/
Weilieh731/
Whellie731/
Weilich731/
Weelihe731/
Wellihe731/
Welaije731/
Weislei731/
Welhoit730/
Weyllie730/
Whelais730/
Veliz67152,787/
Wylie6734,756/
Velip6718,322/
Belei6710,635/
Velis679,520/
Welle678,887/
Willi678,548/
Welay674,570/
Belai674,183/
Walli674,048/
Wilai673,714/
Wehle672,163/
Weale671,904/
Velia671,640/
Waali671,564/
Wiele671,416/
Wolie671,310/
Waili671,080/
Beyli671,004/
Belhi67967/
Velie67946/
Weile67676/
Walai67573/
Beeli67563/
Velit67551/
Wahli67500/
Beloi67483/
Wilie67422/
Vieli67414/
Weleh67357/
Walii67352/
Belih67343/
Walei67308/
Wilia67293/
Velii67262/
Weule67249/
Belui67229/
Weley67215/
Vesli67210/
Beili67207/
Weele67181/
Velio67172/
Hueli67154/
Weily67145/
Veali67145/
Waele67141/
Velgi67136/
Walih67131/
Uehli67128/
Wolli67127/
Walie67110/
Wälli6794/
Velei6790/
Waliy6786/
Hweillia6775/
Oueli6764/
Wehlisch6763/
Veeli6759/
Woili6756/
Velai6755/
Wolai6748/
Weitlich6747/
Wiela6743/
Wähli6742/
Vwele6742/
Velđi6738/
Walui6737/
Weila6734/
Wellé6734/
Belij6733/
Uheli6733/
Veili6732/
Wehly6726/
Welea6726/
Weløy6722/
Whali6721/
Weala6721/
Whele6720/
Walhi6718/
Wuili6718/
Wejle6718/
Vaeli6717/
Welee6717/
Woliy6716/
Welaj6715/
Beali6714/
Wiely6713/
Weloy6713/
Waely6713/
Vheli6711/
Weela6711/
Waloi6710/
Veliy678/
Wilih678/
Velid678/
Wéhli678/
Weyle677/
Velij677/
Walij676/
Veloi676/
Wolei676/
Veyli676/
Welej676/
Woele675/
Wylli675/
Wätli675/
Wylei674/
Wiliy674/
Wayli674/
Veliš674/
Uelai674/
Welaa674/
Hwali673/
Velyi673/
Woloi673/
Vetli673/
Velui672/
Wilui672/
Weislich672/
Whely672/
Hwela672/
Wwali672/
Vejli672/
Weyla672/
Wylia671/
Wohli671/
Wuela671/
Wyliy671/
Wilei671/
Weuly671/
Wheatlui671/
Wheheliy671/
Whela671/
Wehelije671/
Weilé671/
Wiloi671/
Wolhi671/
Wilii671/
Hwele671/
Hwili671/
Wechelli671/
Wehelich671/
Wejla671/
Weleu671/
Wolyi671/
Ueliz671/
Whyli670/
Whili670/
Wheeliss670/
Wheelich670/
Uelie670/
Wettlaip670/
Weyly670/
Wilhi670/
Welhe670/
Wesselli670/

Weli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weli in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﻲwly83.33
ﻭﻟﻴﺔwlyt16.67
Weli in the Oriya language
େୱଳିewali50
େୱଲିewali50

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