Weli Surname
Approximately 10,281 people bear this surname
Weli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 4,901 | 1:2,745 | 273 |
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Indonesia | 1,210 | 1:109,297 | 11,185 |
| Nigeria | 929 | 1:190,681 | 11,566 |
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Weli (15,892) may also be a first name.
Weli Demographics
Weli Political Affiliation
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Weli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weli (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻲ, Oriya: େୱଳି) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Weli click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weli? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,983rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 708,836 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Weli are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 44,622nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 15,892 people.
It is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 4,901 people, or 1 in 2,745. Not including Somalia Weli exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Weli Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weli surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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
Weli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weli in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻟﻲ | wly | 83.33 |
| ﻭﻟﻴﺔ | wlyt | 16.67 |
| Weli in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଳି | ewali | 50 |
| େୱଲି | ewali | 50 |
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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 Weli
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