Welleh Surname
Approximately 609 people bear this surname
Welleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 580 | 1:7,601 | 887 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Welleh (258) may also be a first name.
Welleh Demographics
Average Welleh Salary in
United States
$38,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Welleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welleh occurs most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Welleh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 530,954th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Welleh reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Welleh is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 258 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 7,601. In Liberia it is most numerous in: River Gee County, where 32 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 17 percent live. Besides Liberia Welleh is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Welleh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welleh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Welleh Last Name Statistics demography
Welleh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.
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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 Welleh
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