Welime Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Welime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Welime (67) may also be a first name.

Welime Last Name Facts

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

Welime is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Welime? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Welime is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Welime are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Welime is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 67 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Welime is mostly concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 74 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Welime is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Welime Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Welime last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weliame921/
Welim9127/
Weleme83754/
Belime83103/
Wellim8342/
Wilime8322/
Walime8320/
Welame8317/
Weelim834/
Velime832/
Welima832/
Welheimer801/
Wiliame777/
Welleme777/
Walieme774/
Willime774/
Waloime774/
Wilaime772/
Wellame771/
Velaime771/
Uelaime771/
Welemes771/
Wyliame771/
Wileime771/
Belimey771/
Welhimi771/
Welheim770/
Wilhime770/
Weilheimer7539/
Belim7337,881/
Welem73833/
Wilim73454/
Velim7377/
Welym731/
Williame71842/
Willaime71346/
Weilheim7116/
Belhaime719/
Velimets715/
Willhime711/
Wellemey711/
Wellheim711/
Wiliamee711/
Wiliyeme711/
Welhemer711/
Wilismes711/
Whelemer710/
Wilhimer710/
Wilima672,310/
Wellem672,068/
Willim671,683/
Beleme671,570/
Velame671,050/
Welema67368/
Williaume67270/
Belimi67130/
Walume6784/
Waleme6779/
Velima6770/
Williamme6763/
Wailim6761/
Wiliem6755/
Williamee6748/
Williamey6740/
Veleme6736/
Velimi6720/
Wilame6715/
Walimi6713/
Belijm6713/
Uelaim6712/
Belaim6712/
Belhim678/
Belimm678/
Wileme677/
Bilime677/
Veullieme677/
Weleam675/
Valime674/
Beilim674/
Woleme674/
Welemi673/
Velgim672/
Wielem672/
Beylim672/
Wilhim672/
Welhem672/
Wehlem672/
Bélime672/
Veliem672/
Bealim671/
Wilitm671/
Whelem671/
Wilheimer671/
Wolume671/
Ueleme671/
Vilime671/
Weleem671/
Volime671/
Walyme671/
Wilimi671/
Uelima671/
Weylemess670/
Belimy670/
Wileim670/
Whilhimer670/
Willimmee670/
Wilaim670/

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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 Welime
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