Wellane Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wellane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Wellane (67) may also be a first name.
Wellane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wellane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻﻥ) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wellane is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wellane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wellane reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 67 people.
The surname Wellane is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal Wellane is primarily concentrated in: Kaffrine Region, where 50 percent live and Thiès Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Senegal this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wellane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wellane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻻﻥ | wlan | - |
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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
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- 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 Wellane
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