Weliyo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Weliyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Weliyo (12) may also be a first name.
Weliyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weliyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weliyo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻲ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weliyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weliyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Weliyo live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename world-wide, held by 12 people.
Weliyo is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Moyo District, where 50 percent reside, Adjumani District, where 25 percent reside and Masaka District, where 25 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weliyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weliyo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻟﻲ | wly | - |
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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 Weliyo
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