Wella Surname

100,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Togo

Wella Surname User-submission:

A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.

Wella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4461:21,6442,686
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Indonesia4351:304,02126,958
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Benin1301:79,5059,420
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malta11:430,2723,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Wella (7,048) may also be a first name.

Wella Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.

- mikeydino

Wella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wella (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻ, Oriya: େୱଲା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wella? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 100,839th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,556,503 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wella live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,222nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 7,048 people.

The last name Wella is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,446 people, or 1 in 21,644. In Tanzania Wella is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 46 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 12 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Wella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wella has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wella Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wella earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 31.68% less than the national average, earning R 162,360 per year and in United States they earn 29.4% less than the national average, earning $30,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellah91252/
Wellia9121/
Wellay9117/
Wuella917/
Weilla913/
Wiella913/
Wellai912/
Wellea912/
Wealla912/
Whella911/
Wellga911/
Woella911/
Waella910/
Wela895,037/
Wlla8910/
Wehella83441/
Wellach8390/
Wuellah8311/
Hweilla831/
Wellats830/
Bella8075,825/
Vella8049,451/
Welle808,887/
Welay804,570/
Welly802,737/
Willa802,681/
Wello80931/
Welli80351/
Welia80251/
Welai8064/
Welau8038/
Weila8034/
Wellé8034/
Welea8026/
Weala8021/
Welaj8015/
Wlloa8015/
Weela8011/
Wllah804/
Welaa804/
Hwela802/
Weyla802/
Whela801/
Wejla801/
Hweillia7775/
Whehella779/
Wla752,170/
Bellia735,560/
Bellai731,999/
Bellay731,611/
Bellaj731,226/
Bellaa731,034/
Willia73625/
Welleh73609/
Vellas73570/
Vellat73379/
Vellai73329/
Willay73303/
Wehlau73237/
Vellay73222/
Bellau73221/
Viella73181/
Wellie73169/
Welley73150/
Vellah73129/
Welloh73108/
Vellia7397/
Vaella7377/
Wyllia7377/
Willea7372/
Vellaz7368/
Wellio7361/
Weilai7361/
Willah7360/
Beella7359/
Bellea7339/
Willai7334/
Weilau7333/
Wellhä7333/
Willau7329/
Wellee7327/
Wellih7326/
Weelay7324/
Bellla7318/
Veella7316/
Wellge7316/
Willaa7315/
Wejlah7314/
Huella7313/
Vellau7312/
Wellyp7311/
Wehjla7311/
Wellou738/
Wielly737/
Wailla737/
Woelle736/
Welloo736/
Hwelya735/
Wellot735/
Weelly735/
Ouella735/
Waelli734/
Vellaa734/
Wellyh734/
Waelle734/
Wielli734/
Wwelly733/
Vuella733/
Whelah732/
Wuilla732/
Wyslla732/
Weelai732/
Willla731/
Wuelle731/
Willaz731/
Weilea731/
Wheela731/
Wheila731/
Whello731/
Whelay731/
Wealay731/
Uhella731/
Wíllas731/
Wellyd731/
Veulla731/
Weallo731/
Weliaa731/
Vellea731/
Vehlla731/
Willaj731/
Welliy731/
Weelaa731/
Weulli731/
Welhai731/
Willaï731/
Whilla730/
Wehlle730/
Weilia730/
Weilay730/
Whelau730/
Welo674,608/
Wila673,238/
Wlaź67579/
Willats67562/
Willach67335/
Wuelleh67218/
Ouellaj67170/
Whelley67146/
Huellas67124/
Wlah67100/
Wuillai6796/
Wlai6777/
Bellaaj6773/
Wellesz6737/
Wlay6733/
Willadt6733/
Wlaś6732/
Vellais6725/
Blla6721/
Wellech6721/
Vellias6720/
Wuillay6718/
Wellisz6714/
Wåla6714/
Welleïh6711/
Belliau6711/
Bellhaj6711/
Vellatt6710/
Welloch679/
Vlla679/
Wehjlea679/
Wlea678/
Vellaud678/
Wlli677/
H'Bella676/
Wlly675/
Vellaya675/
Woellie675/
Wheelai675/
Waillay674/
Wellich674/
Wlle674/
Veellai673/
Weeller673/
Vouella673/
Williea672/
Weulleh672/
Houella672/
Wiellie672/
Wellist672/
Ouhella672/
Ouellad671/
D'Weila671/
D'Weyla671/
Bellaih671/
Wielley671/
Weelley671/
Wlha671/
Willays671/
Weahlah671/
Waillia671/
Wllo671/
Waelleh671/
Willyah671/
Wehjlah671/
Wlau671/
Ouellat671/
Welleer671/
Wellihe671/
Waillla671/
Willyau671/
Williau671/
Belllia671/
Wehelle671/
Welaije671/
Vellasz671/
Wyla671/
Williaa671/
Wealeah671/
Whla671/
Weulley671/
Wesllee671/
Wisllas671/
Willeas671/
Willyas671/
Wlap671/
Wloa671/
Vellyah671/
Vellaia671/
Wwla671/
Hweelya671/
Hwla671/
Willaud670/
Wellets670/
Willaus670/
Welloid670/
Weilley670/
Willaux670/
Bellaah670/
Willaid670/
Hueslla670/
Williay670/
Wellitt670/
Welletz670/
Woelley670/

Wella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wella in the Oriya language
େୱଲାewala-
Wella in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻻwla66.67
ﻭﻟﻪwlh33.33

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