Welkei Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Welkei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welkei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Welkei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Welkei is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Welkei.

How Common Is The Last Name Welkei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Welkei are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 50 percent are found and West Sepik, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuelkei921/
Welke915,382/
Welki9172/
Woelke832,245/
Velkei83738/
Woelki83626/
Welkie83188/
Wielki83166/
Belkei83140/
Weilke8384/
Welkey8361/
Welcke8339/
Wielke8337/
Wellke8317/
Wehlke8313/
Wuelke8312/
Wilkei8311/
Waelke836/
Welkai832/
Welkhe832/
Weslke831/
Wlke8010/
Woehlke77338/
Woelcke7769/
Wielkie7756/
Wilkeit7718/
Wealkey773/
Belkhei773/
Woellke773/
Wilkeis772/
Wielkey772/
Woelkey771/
Wilkeie771/
Voelkei771/
Wielcki771/
Weelkes771/
Welkeja771/
Welkhit771/
Wellkee771/
Whelkey770/
Woelkie770/
Waelkie770/
Welkish770/
Wellkie770/
Wielcke770/
Weulkey770/
Wilke7349,008/
Wölke731,239/
Wölki731,070/
Velke73585/
Welka73443/
Velki73234/
Wilki73208/
Welky73166/
Wylke7318/
Wälke7315/
Wølke739/
Wlkes732/
Wlkie731/
Wlcke731/
Wülke731/
Uelke730/
Weglicki71150/
Welkisch7170/
Woehlcke7149/
Welkcker711/
Wilkie6726,251/
Wilkey676,198/
Wilcke672,340/
Willke67782/
Wöhlke67314/
Woelky67158/
Welche67136/
Wülker67113/
Velkey67110/
Wlecke67101/
Voelke6771/
Bölkei6763/
Bilkei6761/
Wilkki6759/
Huelke6752/
Wellkisch6752/
Velkyi6749/
Wielka6748/
Wöllke6731/
Belcke6725/
Wälker6723/
Bylkei6722/
Wihlke6717/
Wailke6715/
Voelki6712/
Wilkai679/
Velcke677/
Welchi676/
Wilkee676/
Bellke675/
Uelkes675/
Wilcki674/
Velkiy673/
Whilki673/
Wllkey672/
Wealky672/
Whlker672/
Belkoi672/
Wylkes671/
Bellki671/
Weelky671/
Welcea671/
Welkuy671/
Vielke671/
Welkou671/
Welkah671/
Weslky671/
Wiełki671/
Wölcke671/
Wilhke671/
Wilkez671/
Wilkke671/
Wllkes671/
Wlqker671/
Woilke671/
Weilky671/
Wellce671/
Velcei671/
Wilkiy670/
Vaelke670/
Wilkue670/

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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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