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 last name Wellane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻﻥ) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellane? popularity and diffusion
Wellane is the 10,311,814th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wellane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Wellane is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name on earth, held by 67 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal Wellane is primarily found in: Kaffrine Region, where 50 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Senegal this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside.
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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