Welia Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Benin351:295,30324,440
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Welia (976) may also be a first name.

Welia Last Name Facts

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

Welia is most common in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Welia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Welia is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Welia are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Welia is also the 257,954th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 976 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 379,022. In Uganda Welia is most common in: Moyo District, where 67 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 27 percent are found and Kampala District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 14 percent are found.

Welia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Welia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welia last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelia9148/
Wellia9121/
Welaia914/
Weliaa911/
Weilia910/
Weli8910,281/
Wela895,037/
Walia8030,593/
Wella804,682/
Welay804,570/
Belia803,797/
Velia801,640/
Wilia80293/
Weili80232/
Welie80164/
Welah80123/
Wolia80102/
Welai8064/
Welei8057/
Welio8047/
Wiela8043/
Welau8038/
Weila8034/
Wehli8033/
Welea8026/
Wieli8025/
Weala8021/
Waela8017/
Weula8016/
Welaj8015/
Welih8011/
Weali8011/
Weela8011/
Weliz807/
Wehla805/
Welaa804/
Welhi803/
Welij803/
Weuli803/
Hwela802/
Welyi802/
Weyli802/
Weeli802/
Weyla802/
Wylia801/
Wuela801/
Whela801/
Wheli801/
Welii801/
Woela801/
Weliy801/
Wejla801/
Hweillia7775/
Veglia732,146/
Veliaj73961/
Willia73625/
Wehlau73237/
Wallia73227/
Beliai73105/
Weylie7395/
Wyllia7377/
Welihe7365/
Wellio7361/
Weilai7361/
Velias7347/
Wollia7339/
Weilau7333/
Wehlie7326/
Welach7326/
Welich7324/
Weelay7324/
Welatp7320/
Wielau7318/
Wellay7317/
Weilei7315/
Wejlah7314/
Beliaj7313/
Wielah7313/
Wethla7313/
Beliau7313/
Wehjla7311/
Wehlat7311/
Ouelia739/
Waliau739/
Bealia738/
Wejlid737/
Weilid737/
Whesli736/
Wailia736/
Hwelya735/
Veliaz735/
Weelie735/
Whelie734/
Wesliy734/
Whelis733/
Welidd733/
Weslat733/
Weilie733/
Weilla733/
Waalia732/
Welgai732/
Weylis732/
Wetlei732/
Whelah732/
Wellai732/
Wellea732/
Vielia732/
Wealla732/
Beelia732/
Weelas732/
Weilli732/
Wetlis732/
Weesli732/
Weelai732/
Hwaela731/
Beilia731/
Waliai731/
Waelei731/
Wealat731/
Weilea731/
Wheali731/
Wheela731/
Wheila731/
Whella731/
Vetlia731/
Whelay731/
Wehlah731/
Woelah731/
Wealay731/
Weliod731/
Wielha731/
Welaha731/
Welast731/
Weulah731/
Wettli731/
Veliai731/
Veliau731/
Waelea731/
Beliay731/
Hwelat731/
Weelaa731/
Weulli731/
Welhai731/
Whelip730/
Weelis730/
Weheli730/
Whiela730/
Weilay730/
Wielio730/
Wielie730/
Whelau730/
Vela67170,270/
Bela6738,761/
Wala6731,708/
Wele6713,868/
Beli679,393/
Veli678,119/
Welo674,608/
Wola673,309/
Wila673,238/
Wili672,807/
Welé671,582/
Wely67574/
Wehella67441/
Welisch67226/
Welhuis67145/
Wehlast67115/
Uela6752/
Wehleit6748/
Veloaia6731/
Ueli6726/
Wethlij6724/
Wäli6721/
Wheliss6720/
Whellis6711/
Wehjlea679/
Weillie678/
Weslaut678/
Wyli676/
Wehlacz676/
Welaish676/
Welehie676/
Wheelai675/
Wheelie674/
Welj674/
Weilach674/
Wehlatt672/
Wheelei672/
Welè672/
Beallia672/
D'Weila671/
D'Weyla671/
Witelli671/
Weilieh671/
Whitlia671/
Whellie671/
Whelloa671/
Weilich671/
Weahlah671/
Waillia671/
Wehjlah671/
Woeleah671/
Houelia671/
Hweilla671/
Wiehlau671/
Weelihe671/
Welhaus671/
Wiliasz671/
Williau671/
Welyaya671/
Welaije671/
Wyla671/
Williaa671/
Wealeah671/
Weillas671/
Weislei671/
Wjli671/
Waeleah671/
Hweelya671/
Wheelas670/
Welhoit670/
Weyllie670/
Williay670/
Whelaud670/
Wheylad670/
Whelais670/
Whelass670/
Wetlach670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Welia
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