Wellawa Surname
678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Wellawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellaway | 93 | 27 | / |
| Welawa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Weleawa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Welaway | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wellawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wellahwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bellaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilawa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Welava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wailawa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vellava | 71 | 6 | / |
| Willowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Villawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whelawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willabay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bellabah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bellavea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bellabai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Willoway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belloway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vellabha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Villawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellowes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wellower | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wellawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis