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

The last name Welia occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welia? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,011,991^st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Welia occurs predominantly 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 257,954^th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 976 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 379,022. In Uganda Welia is mostly found in: Moyo District, where 67 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 27 percent reside and Kampala District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 14 percent reside.

Welia Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Welia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.