Welkei Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Welkei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Welkei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welkei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Welkei is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welkei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Welkei live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Welkei is most common in: Madang, where 50 percent live and West Sepik, where 50 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent live.
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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 Welkei
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