Welishe Surname
Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname
Welishe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,240 | 1:17,428 | 2,680 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Welishe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welishe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welishe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Welishe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 188,561st most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,250,467 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Welishe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Welishe is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 17,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 57 percent are found, Bududa District, where 12 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda Welishe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Welishe
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